Time Inc. CEO Ripp Said to be Uninvolved in Son's Promotion
Younger Ripp named publisher of Sports Illustrated
A company spokesman said Time Inc. CEO Joe Ripp wasn't involved in his son Brendan Ripp’s promotion to publisher of Sports Illustrated.
“The decision to promote Brendan was made by Todd Larsen in consultation with Mark Ford,” the rep emailed. “CEO Joe Ripp was informed of the decision in advance of the announcement but did not have any involvement in the process.”
Ford is president of the Sports Group and an evp of Time Inc. Larsen is evp and group president of News and Sports.
Ripp was promoted yesterday to succeed Frank Wall, who took a job at Turner Sports, a sibling company of Time Warner until Time Inc.’s
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