Yahoo7 has appointed daily Mail Australia's Lucy Chesterton as head of its tradition and entertainment offering Be following on from the departure of launch editor Melinda Cornford.
Lucy Chesterton joins Yahoo7 from the every day Mail
Be launched in June three months after Pacific Magazines brought its digital property back in-apartment.
Chesterton joins Yahoo7 from the day by day Mail where she become the assistant editor for showbiz for the previous two-and-a-half years. just before that she was the government editor for famous magazines for a yr and has additionally labored on the 9 network and Bauer Media.
The appointment follows on from Yahoo7 reviewing its operations resulting in 10% of its body of workers being made redundant.
Ed Harrison, CEO at Yahoo7, noted: " like any company, we constantly evaluation our operations to be sure we stay agile and aware of altering market circumstances. as a result of our most contemporary evaluation, we have announced a number of team adjustments which consist of proposed redundancies in the Australian team, as we continue to focus on boom products.
Simon Wheeler, Yahoo7 head of editorial, noted: "i'm delighted that Lucy is becoming a member of the crew at Be. She brings with her a wealth of leisure contacts, story ideas and a boundless energy that displays Be's lively character.
"Lucy will support force our viewers extra, placing our enjoyable, socially-led content in entrance of our starting to be number of readers and support construct this entertaining new platform and manufacturer."
Caroline Casey, director of product and audience at Yahoo7, pointed out: "i'm in my opinion anticipating welcoming Lucy into the Yahoo7 group, to fulfill this indispensable position. Be grants the latest inspiring customized content across Australia and is the flagship subculture offering within our editorial portfolio. The appointment of head of Be is an excellent event for the web page as we grow our electricity in market."
Chesterton spoke of: "At a time when digital media is extra crucial than ever, I'm overjoyed to be becoming a member of Yahoo7. With the greatest media brains in our crew at Be, I'm eager for being on the leading edge of the entire ultimate in leisure and celeb information plus the latest in culture from health and wonder to commute. It's an exhilarating time to be working for one of these well known manufacturer and i'm eager for leading the group into the subsequent chapter."
Cornford comprehensive up at Yahoo7 in August after simply over a year-and-a-half as head of culture, entertainment and trip for Australia and New Zealand.
She had been with Yahoo7 on account that November 2012 and is now freelancing.
Chesterton begins on October 31.
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