VIBE Media Group Announces Key Executive Appointments

Staff Promotions

• Editor-in-Chief Danyel Smith Appointed to Vice President
• Editorial Director Edgar Hernandez Named Associate Publisher
• Gary R. Lewis Promoted to CMO

Steve Aaron, CEO of VIBE Media Group has announced that Danyel Smith has been appointed to vice president and editorial director, Vibe Media Group, in addition to her role as editor-in-chief of VIBE. Edgar Hernandez joined the VIBE team in September 2007 as associate publisher and Gary R. Lewis has been promoted to chief marketing officer. 

“Thanks to the talents of people like Danyel, who helped build this brand from the ground up, VIBE Magazine has emerged as the gold standard for urban media,” says Aaron. “Now in our 15th anniversary year, we celebrate her dynamic leadership and vision that will help VIBE break new ground and maintain our top position in this ever-changing market.” Smith originally joined VIBE in 1994 as music editor. By 1996, she was promoted to editor-in-chief, a position she held for two years before leaving to be editor-at-large for Time Inc. After writing two novels, Smith returned to VIBE in 2006, again as editor-in chief.

“With our recent key promotions, especially Gary, I believe we are surely fortifying a strong team that will be integral to the continued growth of our business,” added Aaron. “

Other recent staff promotions, include (in alphabetical order):

•     Chauncie Burton to Marketing Director
•     Kevin S. Ford to Research Chief
•     Janelle Grimmond to Associate Market Editor
•     Huny Young to Interactive Art Director
•     Cher Harrison to Entertainment Account Manager
•     Shanel Odum to Associate Editor
•     Aileen Payumo to Marketing Associate
•     Williams Perkins to Sportswear & Footwear Manager
•     Anthony Ragusa to Designer, Creative Services
•     Heston Roberts to Web Producer
•     Audrea Soongg to Account Executive, Interactive Media
•     Michelle Tennant Timmons to Office Manager

VIBE Media Group, an affiliate of The Wicks Group of Companies, L.L.C., is a leading music/lifestyle media company that publishes the award-winning VIBE magazine, the preeminent brand in urban and music culture, which was founded by Quincy Jones in 1993. 

Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Announces Partnership Between Sean John Fashion & H3’s HipHopSodaShop

 

H3 Enterprises, Inc. President and CEO, Dr. Benjamin Chavis, has announced a co-branding partnership between Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Sean John Fashion Empire and H3’s HipHopSodaShops. The companies have agreed to work together through marketing, promotions and sales of each other’s products. Dr. Chavis made the initial announcement live on Fox Business Network television yesterday morning on their highly rated show Money for Breakfast, hosted by Alexis Glick and Peter Barnes. Fox Business Network reaches 42 million viewers worldwide.

Chavis emphasized, “The timing of this important partnership between one of the word’s most successful young entrepreneurs and the HipHopSodaShop is highly significant from a business perspective. Sean “Diddy” Combs is an icon. He is a mogul who only associates his brands with the best. Sean John is an upscale fashion empire that is recognized globally for the finest quality and authentic representations of the highest aspirations of hip-hop and popular culture. I have known Diddy for over twenty years,” continued Chavis. “And it is a special honor for us to work together to encourage the empowerment of people and communities through education, fashion and economic development.”

News Source: H3 Enterprises, Inc.

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