Rogers Media purges executive suite

In a company-wide statement this morning, Brian Segal, CEO of Toronto-based Rogers Publishing announced that the consumer publishing division would be downsized. Caught in the downsize are several key players - Paul Jones, SVP of News and Business and publisher of Maclean's magazine; Donna Clark, SVP, Women's Group; and MoneySense publisher Kathryn Swan.

In a company-wide statement this morning, Brian Segal, CEO of Toronto-based Rogers Publishing announced that the consumer publishing division would be downsized. Caught in the downsize are several key players – Paul Jones, SVP of News and Business and publisher of Maclean’s magazine; Donna Clark, SVP, Women’s Group; and MoneySense publisher Kathryn Swan.

The consumer division will also be streamlined from three groups (Women’s, News and Business, and the Quebec division Éditions Rogers Media) to one group called Consumer Publishing. The new amalgamated division will be led by Marc Blondeau, formerly president of Éditions Rogers Media, who will gain the title of SVP of Consumer Publishing.