By Mondo Times editors
Boulder, Colorado USA
Posted on July 25, 2009 at 6:35pm

Sophie Raptis Named Publisher of WSJ Magazine

-- Sophie Raptis has been named publisher of WSJ magazine, Dow Jones announced on July 16, 2009. From the press release:

"The Wall Street Journal is capitalizing on the success of its consumer advertising efforts with WSJ., its first glossy magazine, Weekend Edition and Personal and Weekend Journals by expanding the Journal's consumer advertising sales team.

Sophie Raptis has been named publisher of WSJ. She joins WSJ. from the Times Media in London and she will start in this new role beginning this August. Ellen Asmodeo-Giglio is now vice president of sales for Weekend Edition and the Luxury sales group. She was formerly publisher of WSJ. Andrea Norlander has been promoted to associate publisher of marketing for WSJ. from executive director of creative services for WSJ. and Anthony Cenname has joined the Journal as multimedia director, managing the Luxury Group and reporting to Ms. Asmodeo-Giglio.

At the Times Media in London, Ms. Raptis was the international business group head responsible for The Times paper, The Times Magazine, The Sunday Times paper, The Sunday Times Magazine, Culture and Style Magazine and The Times online. She will report to Chris Collins, vice president and general manager for The Wall Street Journal's print sales. Ms. Raptis will reteam with Tina Gaudoin, editor-in-chief of WSJ., where they both respectively served as title manager and editor-in-chief of Luxx, the Times of London's glossy magazine."

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