P1(b) Operating model

Meaning and purpose:

Conde Nast publishing company's management structure has mainly taken Flat Management. For Conde Nast International group, the general manager and chief financial officer of the directors of all branches are reported directly to the president or vice president. All branches of the magazine's publisher and editor also report directly to the Managing Director. In the magazine's publishing process, production, distribution, marketing and publicity are centrally managed, only editorial and advertising departments are independently operated. This structure is not only ensures the local branch and its magazine editor able to follow their own ideas and concept to the free play, formed its own characteristics, but also to protect all of the publishing business activities are controlled by strict budget under control to ensure the company's healthy operation.

Anna Wintour 

Editor-in-chief (VOGUE)

Anna Wintour has held the position of Editor-in-Chief of Vogue since July 1988, and was named Artistic Director of Condé Nast in March 2013.  In addition to editing Vogue, Ms. Wintour executed the development and successful launch of Teen Vogue in 2001, and serves as Editorial Director for the title.

During her tenure at Vogue Ms. Wintour has been actively involved in philanthropic fundraising, particularly for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, for which she has raised more than $100 million. She has been the recipient of numerous awards for her leadership and charitable efforts, including the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Award of Courage for AIDS Research from the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amFAR).

In 2008, for her service to British journalism and fashion, Ms. Wintour was appointed to the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II. In October 2009, President Obama appointed Ms. Wintour to the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities. Most recently, in 2011 she was awarded the Legion d’Honneur by French President Nicolas Sarkozy.  Ms. Wintour also serves as an Elective Trustee of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Susan Plagemann

Chief Revenue Officer and Publisher

Susan Plagemann was named Chief Revenue Officer and Publisher of Vogue in January 2010. Her outstanding track record in building magazine brands has been pivotal to the development of the magazine. As a result, in 2015 she took the helm of Teen Vogue as publisher of The Vogue Group.

Vogue received the ASME Magazine of the Year Award in 2015, and in 2014, Ms. Plagemann was recognized with Condé Nast’s General Record Profit Award. In 2013, Vogue received the ASME General Excellence Award and Ms. Plagemann was recognized with Condé Nast’s first-ever Three-Year Plan Award for building record levels of profitability and growth from 2010 through 2012.

In 2012, Ms. Plagemann was named along with Vogue’s Editor-in-Chief, Anna Wintour, as #9 on Adweek’s Top 50.  Ms. Plagemann won both Condé Nast’s Publisher of the Year and the Outstanding Business Performance Award in 2011. 

From 2004 to 2009, Ms. Plagemann was Vice President and Publisher of Marie Claire, where she helped to reestablish the brand. She held the same role at Lifetime magazine from 2003 to 2004 and was Publisher of Cosmopolitan from 1999 to 2003. She was the Advertising Manager of Esquire in 1995 and was subsequently named Associate Publisher, Advertising. Ms. Plagemann began her career at Mademoiselle, where she held a variety of positions.