Bob Sauerberg

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Meet Condé Nast's Digital Gurus

Peter Kafka in Media on August 4, 2010 at 9:26 am PT

More shoes dropping in the wake of Bob Sauerberg’s move into the No. 2 slot at Condé Nast last month: Sauerberg has created a new post of chief technology officer for the publisher and hired Viacom veteran Joe Simon to fill it. Simon will “lead all digital and technology operations and focus on innovation and the development of the next generation of digital products and services.” More fun to read about: Wired Creative Director Scott Dadich, who has become the company’s iPad frontman and who the New York Observer says is publishing’s new “it boy.” Hate words? You can hear and see him in this clip.

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Condé's Corporate Shuffle: Sauerberg Moves Up to Number Two

Peter Kafka in Media on July 23, 2010 at 2:08 pm PT

Condé Nast has gone through all sorts of change in the past couple years–shuttered titles, layoffs and a couple of high-profile executive departures. Here’s yet more: A corporate reshuffle that moves Bob Sauerberg, who ran the company’s consumer marketing arm, up to the president title and sets him up as the most likely candidate to replace Chuck Townsend when he leaves the CEO spot. As best as I can tell, this is an ultra-rare corporate re-org in which no one loses a job. But that’s not to say there won’t be some shoes falling down the line. For the record, Sauerberg’s mission is to “move the company to a new business model focused around digital connectivity, technology development, and consumer insight.”