Who is Time Inc's Powerful Executive Vice President Evelyn Webster? 10 Things You Should Know

Evelyn Webster is one of Time Inc's top executives. Some say that she is the most powerful within the company behind CEO Joe Ripp. She commands all of the company's North American brands.  She can easily take control of the company should Mr. Ripp decide to retire or move on to something else. In fact,one would argue that she is the one best positioned to do so, having lead the company's UK unit in addition to her current roll now which is equivalent to the roll of North America CEO. Evelyn Webster's roll at the company is not a small one. We often refer to her as Mr. Ripp's number two.  Ms. Webster oversees a broad portfolio of brands that accounts for roughly 58% of the company's total consumer reach. She is running a portion of the company that is bigger than other publishers like American Media Inc and almost the same size as Hearst and Conde Nast. So who is the woman wielding all this power at America's most storied magazine publishing company media company? Here are 10 things you need to know about Evelyn Webster:

1. To unwind from the pressures of running a global media group, she runs and does yoga
2. She once led Time Inc UK as CEO
3. She was born in England
4. She has three successful launches under her belt during her time at Time Inc UK, one of which is the super popular www.goodtoknow.co.uk 
5. She loves cats
6. She is seen as the likely successor to CEO Joe Ripp. Did you think it was Norm Pearlstine?
7. She loves soccer
8. This 2008 article  talked about her rise at Time Inc UK (formerly IPC)
9. She's on Pinterest
10. She only has 47 friends on Facebook

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