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ANNE FULENWIDER NAMED EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF U.S. MARIE CLAIRE
Thursday 06. September 2012 - Anne Fulenwider, 40, has been appointed editor-in-chief of the U.S. edition of Marie Claire, a joint venture between Hearst Magazines and Marie Claire Album, today announced Hearst Magazines President David Carey. She replaces Joanna Coles, who will become editor-in-chief at the U.S. flagship of Cosmopolitan, it was announced earlier today. Most recently, Fulenwider had been editor-in-chief of Brides since October 2011.
Prior to that, she served as executive editor of Marie Claire under Coles for two years, starting in September 2009. Fulenwider will report to Carey in her new role.
“Anne had been an invaluable senior member of the Marie Claire team, working closely with Joanna Coles on the vision for the brand, and we are thrilled to welcome her back as editor-in-chief,” said Carey. “Her deep knowledge of the brand and sharp sense of what’s happening both on the news and style front make her the right choice to step into this role.”
As Marie Claire’s executive editor, Fulenwider was instrumental in guiding the editorial direction of the magazine, including its special issues and digital editions.
Previously, Fulenwider served as senior articles editor at Vanity Fair where she rose through the ranks and launched a new section of the magazine called Fanfair that debuted in March 2000. Prior to Vanity Fair, Fulenwider was a senior editor at The Paris Review and served as the research assistant to George Plimpton as he wrote the book Truman Capote.
“I am thrilled to return to Marie Claire as editor-in-chief,” said Fulenwider. “I have such a strong attachment to the brand and what it delivers to the savvy, stylish women who read it. I look forward to contributing to its continued success on every frontfrom print to digital to television.”
Fulenwider graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor’s in English and American Literature from Harvard University in 1995.