Pacific Magazines’ publisher of weekly brands Fiona Legdin resigns
Fiona Legdin, publisher of Pacific Magazines’ weekly brands including New Idea, has resigned from the magazine publisher with CEO Peter Zavecz to take over her responsibilities until a replacement can be found.
Her departure was announced to staff via an email from Zavecz, in which he said: “In recent years Fiona has steered some of our most profitable titles on their journey to become leading multi-media brands.
“Across New Idea and That’s Life! we now have combined monthly audience impressions in excess of 7 million.”
Legdin was responsible for Pacific Magazines’ weekly brands New Idea, That’s Life and Who.
Zavecz said Legdin was a “valued member” of the executive team and that “her leadership skills, experience and passion for the teams and brands within her portfolio will be greatly missed”.
Legdin has not made an announcement about her future plans.
The email to staff:
Dear All,
It is with sadness that I announce the resignation of Fiona Legdin, Publisher of Pacific Magazines Weekly brands, including our flagship New Idea, number one real life title, that’s life! and market leading celebrity news weekly, WHO.
In recent years Fiona has steered some of our most profitable titles on their journey to becoming leading multi-media brands. Across New Idea and that’s life! we now have combined monthly audience impressions in excess of 7 million.
Fiona co-led the early partnership in Pacific’s new ecommerce food delivery venture and she was also involved as non-executive director on the foundation board of Starts at 60. She was publisher of Pacific’s highly profitable puzzle division and the commercially successful Australia, The Story of Us, book series. Fiona has been a valued member of the executive team, her leadership skills, experience and passion for the teams and brands within her portfolio will be greatly missed.
In the interim I will resume responsibility for the Weekly titles.
Fiona has not yet made an announcement about her future plans, but I want to personally thank Fiona for her dedication and commitment to Pacific and wish her well in her next move.
Monthly audience impressions of 7m. What does that mean?
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A huge loss to Pacific. One of the most professional and commercially astute publishers in Australia. Good luck Fiona, wherever you go!
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Fiona has been endlessly helpful to us as we launched a start-up venture in association with PacMags. We greatly valued her input, dedication, hard work and canny ability to make things happen.
Thank you Fiona, and best of luck.
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Now in other news, ‘Bauer Media is pleased to announce the first senior appointment by Nick Chan, that being Fiona Legdin’.
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Big loss for Pacific Mags. A great publisher who championed her titles and their teams with passion, professionalism and enthusiasm.
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There are people in the industry you wish you had a chance to work with more comprehensively. Fiona, if only that had been you and I. Everything I know and have heard about you is how extraordinary you are. Your future will be fabulous!
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Fiona will be missed at Pacific Magazines. Her passion and commitment for the brands she worked on and the teams she led is unrivaled. All the best Fiona – I agree with Julia your future will be fabulous!!
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A job well done Fiona! Pac Mags will miss you as will your teams. A great boss and mentor and I will forever be grateful for all that your taught me both in business and creatively. May the future be full of exciting new challenges!
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