Aya Kanai has commenced her new role as editor-in-chief of Marie Claire (USA), reporting into Hearst Magazines Chief Content Officer, Kate Lewis. Aya succeeds Anne Fulenwider, editor-in-chief since 2012, who has stepped down to launch an entrepreneurial ventured focused on women's health.

Aya has been Hearst Magazine's chief fashion directory since 2016, overseeing the fashion content for Cosmopolitan, Women's Health, Seventeen, Good Housekeeping and Woman's Day. Additionally, she handles fashion styling for HearstMade and supports special projects for Hearst Magazine's digital sites including HarpersBAZAAR.com, TownandCountryMag.com, OprahMag.com and Esquire.com. She joined Hearst Magazines as fashion director at Cosmopolitan in 2013.