FRESH NEWS: Robert Safian named Editor and Managing Director at Fast Company

This just hit our inbox. NEW YORK, January 9, 2006 ­– Mansueto Ventures LLC, publisher of the leading business media brands Inc. and Fast Company, announced today that Robert Safian, 42, has been named Editor and Managing Director of Fast Company magazine. In his newly-created role, Safian will oversee all editorial operations as well as play key role in guiding the magazine's advertising, marketing, and circulation efforts. Mark Vamos, 51, will move into the new post of Editor-at-Large for Mansueto Ventures where he will oversee in-depth journalistic projects for its magazines and online operations. Both Safian and Vamos will report directly to CEO John Koten. Continue>> Fast Company Expands Management Team: Robert Safian Appointed to Newly-Created Role of Editor and Managing Director; Mark Vamos Named Editor-at-Large of Mansueto Ventures NEW YORK, January 9, 2006 ¬– Mansueto Ventures LLC, publisher of the leading business media brands Inc. and Fast Company, announced today that Robert Safian, 42, has been named Editor and Managing Director of Fast Company magazine. In his newly-created role, Safian will oversee all editorial operations as well as play key role in guiding the magazine's advertising, marketing, and circulation efforts. Mark Vamos, 51, will move into the new post of Editor-at-Large for Mansueto Ventures where he will oversee in-depth journalistic projects for its magazines and online operations. Both Safian and Vamos will report directly to CEO John Koten. “Bob is one of the truly bright stars in business journalism. Over the past ten years I have learned about his talent the hard way, by working at magazines that competed with ones that employed him. I'm glad to finally have Bob on my side,” said Mansueto Ventures CEO John Koten. “Both a visionary and a consummate magazine pro, he is the right person to lead Fast Company forward on its mission of exploring the profound innovation and creative breakthroughs that are driving, and will continue to drive, the business world." “I want to thank Mark for his work in helping Fast Company to continue to revolutionize the way business information is reported and presented,” said Koten. “He has overseen significant upgrades in the look, feel and journalistic quality of the magazine that resulted in more than 12 editorial/design awards, including a Loeb, an Eddie, and an Ozzie. Under his leadership, Fast Company has continued to be one of the most widely-imitated magazines around. We look forward to his continued success in his new role.” Safian joins Mansueto Ventures from Fortune magazine, where he served as executive editor. Prior to that, he was as an executive editor at Time magazine and headed Money magazine as its managing editor for six years. Safian began his career with a seven-year tenure at The American Lawyer, where he rose from summer intern to reporter to executive editor. He joined SmartMoney in 1994. In 1997 he moved to Fortune to oversee its Wall Street and personal finance coverage. Safian was honored in 2000 by Crain's New York Business as one of the "40 Under 40" top young business executives in New York City and was also named to New York Magazine's "35 Under 35" the previous year. Money was a National Magazine Finalist four times under Safian's leadership. He also played key roles in securing National Magazine Awards for The American Lawyer, SmartMoney and Time. A native of New York City, Safian graduated magna cum laude from Brown University with a B.A. in history. He lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn, with his wife, Mary, and their three sons, Matthew, Nicholas and Daniel. Vamos joined Fast Company as executive editor in June 2003 and became editor in September 2005. He held various reporting and editing positions at Business Week, eventually becoming senior editor in charge of the magazine's coverage of corporations, management, marketing, media, and people. Vamos directed the Business Week/Harris Poll, and, as news editor, guided the magazine's coverage of the first Persian Gulf War. After Business Week, he became a senior editor at Newsweek, where he was in charge of the magazine's coverage of business and personal finance. He later served as editor-in-chief of SmartMoney.com. A graduate of Yale University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Vamos has also been an Adjunct Professor at the New York University School of Journalism and Mass Communication. About Mansueto Ventures LLC Mansueto Ventures LLC is one of the nation¹s leading media companies and publisher of the award-winning media brands Inc. (www.inc.com) and Fast Company (www.fastcompany.com). With a deep loyal and affluent audience, Inc. and Fast Company are among the most effective resources for marketers looking to reach U.S. entrepreneurs and business executives from America’s top corporations. Through a full complement of print, online, custom publishing and integrated marketing solutions, Mansueto Ventures offers the world’s leading advertisers with a unique ability to build their brands and move their products within the fast-growing business sector. # # #