- Steven Florio
Steven T. "Steve" Florio (1949 –
December 27 ,2007 ) was an American magazine publisher and conglomerateur, was CEO and President of bothConde Nast Publications and "The New Yorker ", as well as publisher of "GQ".Born in
Queens, New York , Florio graduated fromNew York University with a business degree in 1971.In the 1980s he served as publisher of "GQ"; later he went to work at "
The New Yorker ". He was named as President of Conde Nast in 1994 by ownerSy Newhouse , and CEO two years later. He stayed as President/CEO until January 2004, but remained on contract as vice chairman for three more years.Under Florio's tenure, Conde Nast comprised "Vogue", "Vanity Fair", and "
The New Yorker ", in addition to a dozen or so other titles, specializing in demographic niches.Death
Florio, who had a history of
heart disease , died Thursday,December 27 2007 , aged 58, atNew York Presbyterian Hospital of complications from an earlier heart attack.He was survived by his wife, two children (who work at Conde Nast), two brothers, and his mother. One of his brothers, Tom Florio, is Publishing Director of "Vogue".
External links
* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3141713.ece Obituary in "The Times", January 7, 2008]
* http://www.observer.com/2007/steve-florio-dead
* http://money.cnn.com/2007/12/28/news/newsmakers/florio.ap/index.htm
* http://www.adweek.com/aw/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003689909
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