AFAR Names Susan West Editor-in-Chief

Less than a week after hiring John Sheehy as president and publisher, and Claude Girard as executive director of travel, AFAR — a travel mag debuting in September — recruited Susan West to be its editor-in-chief.

West co-founded Health and most recently served as executive editor of Smithsonian.

Full release after the jump.


BREAKTHROUGH TRAVEL MAGAZINE AFAR NAMES INDUSTRY VETERAN SUSAN WEST EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
— Award-Winning Co-Founder of Health Magazine and Former Executive Editor of Smithsonian to Helm Fall 2009 Launch–

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (March 11, 2009) — Publishing veteran Susan West has been named editor-in-chief of AFAR, a new experiential travel magazine launching in September of 2009 from Afar Media.

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