Hearst has confirmed the appointment of Sun Zhe as editor-in-chief at ELLE China, taking over from Nicole Xue who left the publication in September. Sun will be responsible for the content operations of the brand, in addition to that, will also fully support planning and execution of business-related branded content.

In the future, Sun will also involve in external, cross departmental collaboration, leading the ELLE brand into a new era that sees the continuous, sustainable growth of business and brand value.

Sun will commence his role on 21 November.