Condé Nast Mexico and Latin America has announced the appointment of Joaquin Colino Sánchez Ventura as chief executive officer and general director, replacing Eva Hughes, effective 1 August. Joaquin is currently Digital Director, a position he has held for more than a year, prior to this he worked in high-level positions in The Walt Disney Company Mexico and Centroamérica and Warner Bros. Entertainment Mexico and Latin America.

This is the first time that a digital executive of the company has been appointed to its most senior position in the market.

Wolfgang Blau, President of Condé Nast International said of the appointment: "This appointment speaks clearly of our ongoing vision to further develop our technology enabled consumer-centric business"