Keynote Speaker
John P. Loughlin,
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Hearst Magazines
John P. Loughlin was named executive vice president and general manager of Hearst Magazines in September 2005. Loughlin's general management duties at Hearst Magazines include leading the group’s digital businesses, consumer marketing, finance, production and distribution, as well as strategy. In addition, he serves on the board Comag Marketing Group LLC and is responsible for CDS-Global, North America's largest magazine fulfillment business.
Loughlin joined Hearst after three years as President of Gemstar-TV Guide International's TV Guide Publishing Group, where he led the repositioning of TV Guide to a full-size, full-color magazine, which launched in October 2005.
Prior to joining Gemstar, Loughlin was president and CEO of Primedia Consumer Media and Magazine Group, where he led a 150 title multi-media business. Before that, he served as president of Meredith Corporation's television broadcasting group beginning in 1997. He joined Meredith in 1993 and held a variety of positions with increasing responsibility including Vice President and Publishing Director of a number of Meredith magazines.
Following graduation from Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration and St. Lawrence University, Loughlin worked for the New York Times women's magazines becoming a Senior Vice President and Group Publisher.
