Bauer media appoints NW editor as Elle’s managing editor departs

Bauer Media Group has hired Pacific Magazine’s New Idea deputy editor Mark Brandon as editor of its celebrity gossip magazine NW, starting in May.

The appointment comes a week after Jane Davies, the managing editor of Bauer’s newly launched fashion title Elle, took a redundancy payout and departed just four months after the international glossy launched in Australia.

Yesterday Mumbrella reported Elle’s features director Alyx Gorman was also leaving to join the Mamamia Network as editor of a new website.Brandon has around 15 years’ experience reporting for celebrity news magazines having started his career as a reporter for NW. He also worked for Bauer titles OK! magazine, where he was the news editor, and he was foreign editor for Woman’s Day.

He said: “The NW team is known as one of the hardest working in the industry and their dedication to the brand is evident on every page. I’m excited to be working with them and driving this strong, uniquely Australian brand into the future.”