John Owens
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
John Owens is Senior Vice President and Group Editorial Director of the Men’s Enthusiast Network of Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc. Mr. Owens’ print and multi-media experience gives him a unique expertise to manage this portfolio of leading brands that includes: American Photo, Boating, Car and Driver, Cycle World, Flying, Popular Photography, Road & Track, and Sound & Vision. The Men’s Enthusiast Network reaches an audience of more than 20 million unduplicated adult readers each month, 61% of which are college educated with a median age of 39 and a median HHI of $69,227. (Source: MRI, Fall 2006).
Mr. Owens is also the Editor-in-Chief of Popular Photography, where he has brought an active, contemporary voice and design to the magazine. Newsstand sales have grown by double-digit percentages.
During his career in special-interest magazines, Mr. Owens has also served as Editorial Director of Yachting, Editor-in-Chief of Boating, and editor-in-chief of Travel Holiday. Prior to the magazine industry, Mr. Owens was a reporter and feature editor on daily newspapers.
Throughout his career at national consumer magazines, Mr. Owens has reported and photographed around the world, and he is a frequent speaker and guest on major radio and television shows.
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