• March 2, 2004

Robb Report magazine has tapped 15-year industry veteran Edward Cortese as director of marketing. Cortese, who has worked for fashion brands including Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, has been charged with forging marketing relationships and creating new programs. Earlier in his career, Cortese was a creative marketing director for Harper's Bazaar and as fashion marketing editor at GQ.

The luxury title's parent, CurtCo Media, has also announced plans to jointly launch Robb Report Russia with Hearst Independent Media. The publication, slated to debut on March 17, will target affluent readers with stories on luxury products/services in Eastern Europe and around the globe. "This alliance allows us to combine our knowledge base of the luxury market with Hearst's proficiencies in international licensing," said CurtCo Media chief executive officer William Curtis in a press release.