Rich Battista’s rise at Time Inc. continues. Fifteen months after joining the company, CEO Joe Ripp has named him evp of Time Inc. and president of brands, overseeing all of the company’s storied titles.
Battista joined Time in April 2015 as president of People and Entertainment Weekly.
Ripp also announced that Alan Murray would be taking over as chief content officer from Norm Pearlstine, who will stay on as vice chairman, focusing on international growth.
Murray’s rise through the Time Inc. ranks was nearly as fast as Battista’s. He came on to oversee Fortune magazine in 2014 after a brief stint at the Pew Research Center, which followed 10 years at The Wall Street Journal.
