Refinery29, the leading global media and entertainment company focused on women, has announced in a statement its new international lead, based in London, following its acquisition by VICE Media Group.

Jacqueline Kavanagh, formerly SVP Revenue, has been announced as Refinery29’s SVP, Head of International, taking the reins on the company outside of North America. She will be based in London and report to Amy Emmerich, Global President & Chief Content Officer at Refinery29.

In her new position, Jacqueline will be responsible for leading Refinery29’s digital business internationally, with overall responsibility for driving the reach, revenue and relevance of the brand, expanding the business to new geographies and developing existing offices.

The international operation, headquartered out of London and overseeing English, German and French language editions of Refinery29, was established by Kate Ward in 2015. It was recently announced that Kate would be joining VICE Studios as President.

Jacqueline has helped Refinery29 achieve record growth since joining in 2017, with revenue lifting by over 100% in 2018. She previously held senior roles at Conde Nast and VICE Media.