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Claude Girard Named VP/Director of Corporate Sales

04/04/2008

Claude Girard, 42, has been named Vice President/Director of Corporate Sales, Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. it was announced today. Girard will report to Nicholas Matarazzo, EVP/Group Publishing Director and Integrated Sales & Marketing.

Girard joins Hachette from LB Media Inc where he had been the VP/Corporate Sales since 2007. From 2000-2007, he served as the Executive Director of Strategic Development/Director of International Travel at Architectural Digest magazine, selling integrated marketing programs and working closely with the Conde Nast Corporate Group. Girard began his career as an Account Executive in corporate sales at American Airlines.

About Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. enthusiast brands and targeted media products reach nearly 60 million consumers through magazines, online and mobile content. The company’s editorial hallmarks are trusted expert content along with independent product testing. Our prestigious brands fall into five sectors and include: Automotive (Car and Driver, Road & Track, Jumpstart Automotive Media); Fashion (ELLE, ELLEgirl); Shelter (ELLE Decor, Home, Metropolitan Home, PointClickHome, and Special Interest Publications Group); Women & Health (Woman’s Day and Woman’s Day Special Interest Group) and Enthusiasts (American Photo, Boating, Cycle World, Flying, Popular Photography, Premiere and Sound & Vision). HFM U.S. Total Solutions marketing initiative packages these assets across brands and platforms with customized marketing programs. HFM U.S. is part of Lagardère’s (www.lagardere.com) media division Lagardère Active, a producer of special interest content in over 40 countries.