• by Sara Guaglione , October 3, 2016

Bauer Media Group USA president and CEO Hubert Boehle has decided to step down after 30 years with the company. He will be replaced by Steven Kotok.

Boehle said “the time has come to try new things.”

Though Kotok’s appointment is effective immediately, Boehle will remain with the company through the end of the year to “ensure a smooth transition,” according to a company statement.

Boehle has served as president since 1994 and CEO since 2005. He joined parent company Bauer Media based in Hamburg, Germany in 1986. Three years later, he moved to work on the company’s U.S operations.

Kotok previously served as president of The Wirecutter, a product review affiliate Web site. He started his career at Dennis Publishing, where he launched Maxim.com and was CEO of The Week. He also led Dennis’ acquisition of Mental Floss in 2011, which  announced just last Friday it would shutter the print publication to focus exclusively on the brand’s online presence.

Boehle isn’t the only longtime executive at Bauer Media leaving this year. In September, the company announced that after 36 years, CFO Rich Teehan was stepping down. Teehan will continue as a consultant through March 31, 2017. Petra Gasser, who spent the last six years as head of controlling at Bauer’s headquarters in Germany, will replace Teehan.

Bauer Media Group USA publishes Woman’s World, In Touch, Life & Style, Closer and J-14.