Longtime consumer magazine publishing chief John Loughlin has joined Hearst Magazines as executive vice president-general manager from president of Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc.'s TV Guide
Publishing Group. He succeeds Mark Miller, who announced his retirement on Sept. 6. At Hearst, Loughlin will oversee circulation, Internet operations, finance, manufacturing, distribution, and
strategy. He also will assume the role of executive vice president of the advisory board and senior vice president of Comag Marketing Group LLC, and director and vice president of Communications Data
Services Inc. Before joining Gemstar, Loughlin was president-CEO of Primedia's Consumer Media and Magazine Group.
