M&A Machers

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It’s shopping time for rival publishers. Time Inc. and Advance Publications last week brought in high-level executives from the outside to search for growth opportunities. While Advance’s Andrew Siegel has a pure M&A focus, Time Inc.’s Randy Rothenberg will play a broader strategic role.

Here’s how they compare:

Randall Rothenberg

Title: evp, chief digital officer, Time Inc. Reports to: CEO Jack Griffin
Background: president, CEO at Interactive Advertising Bureau, 2007-2010; before that, seven years as senior staffer, Booz Allen Hamilton; author and journalist
Accomplishments: More than doubled IAB’s revenues and worked toward industry standards for audience measurement; leader in industry effort to combat online-tracking regulation; wrote Where the Suckers Moon: An Advertising Story
Potential acquisition targets: Time Inc.




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