Hearst Magazines President Is Stepping Down

‘Eight or nine years is the right tenure,’ said David Carey, who has led publisher of titles including Cosmopolitan and Elle since 2010

David Carey, the president of Hearst Magazines who helped launch such titles as HGTV Magazine and The Pioneer Woman Magazine, is stepping down from that role at the end of the year.

Mr. Carey, 57, will serve as chairman through 2019. Hearst will conduct a search for his successor in coming months and will consider insiders as well as outside candidates. Mr. Carey, who has served in his current post since June 2010, will participate in the search.

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