Steven DeLuca Officially Welcomed as Departures Publisher

He took over the reigns as VP and publisher at the American Express Publishing high-end periodical Departures in June. But last night, Steven DeLuca was feted by AMEX as the magazine’s savior.

When DeLuca joined Departures, the company was reeling, down 15 percent for the year. With a tip of his own cap, though, DeLuca tells FishbowlNY that the magazine is poised to finish the year with 2 percent gains in revenue.

“It’s really been across the board in all of our major categories,” DeLuca says.

Most recently, New York City native DeLuca was VP and publisher at Conde´ Nast’s Details before being ousted in October 2009.

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