| General info : | | George J. Green (born in 1937 or 1938 - died August 5, 2019 (aged 81)) has been elected president of The New Yorker Magazine, Inc. in 1975. Green was elected to the board of directors in 1973 and was named vice president in 1974, before being elected president and chief operating officer in 1975.
Green joined Hearst Magazines in 1984 as executive vice president/group publishing director, initially responsible for seven titles. He was elected president of Hearst Magazines International (HMI) in September 1989 when Hearst formed the division.
He was the former president and chief executive officer of Hearst Magazines International. Green, whose service at Hearst spanned more than 35 years, retired in June of 2009 but retained an affiliation with the company as a consultant.
In addition to his Hearst career, Green served as president of FIPP, formerly the International Federation of the Periodical Press, from 1991 to 1993. He was a member of the board of directors of the Magazine Publishers of America (MPA) since 1976, serving as its chairman from 1981 to 1983. Green was also chairman of the MPA’s International Committee.
He is a graduate of Yale.
George Green died at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City from complications of pneumonia. He was survived by his wife Wilma H. Jordan, CEO of The Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc., and children, William and Elizabeth. | |
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