Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. Names Nick Matarazzo CEO of Jumpstart Automotive Group

NEW YORK, March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Alain Lemarchand, President & CEO, Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. (HFM U.S.) today announced that Nicholas J. Matarazzo has been named Chief Executive Officer of Jumpstart Automotive Group. Matarazzo, who will report to Lemarchand, is the former EVP, Group Publishing Director, Men's Enthusiast Group, Integrated Sales & Marketing, for HFM U.S. and served on the board of directors of Jumpstart Automotive Media. He left the company last year when HFM U.S. sold five of its enthusiast titles to Bonnier Corp.  As part of a company-wide reorganization, HFM U.S. strengthened its position in the automotive category with both advertisers and consumers by creating the Jumpstart Automotive Group which combined the company's automotive assets including leading automotive consumer brands Car and Driver and Road & Track with digital automotive marketing pioneer Jumpstart Automotive Media. Matarazzo will replace Dillon McDonald who will be leaving the company.

"We are extremely fortunate to be able to welcome Nick back to HFM U.S. with a role that is perfectly in sync with his expertise," said Lemarchand. "He is recognized across the automotive industry as a leading innovator and brand expert. He has demonstrated a deep understanding of the passions and needs of automotive enthusiasts as well as car shoppers across all relevant platforms including digital, print, consumer events, etc. He also has a proven track record of capitalizing on all of HFM U.S.'s core strengths and assets to deliver exceptional integrated marketing solutions to clients across all platforms, and the depth of his experience and relationships will serve Jumpstart Automotive Group very well."

In June 2009, Matarazzo formed Rainmaker Media Solutions, a sales and marketing consulting firm, and his client list included American Media, TV Guide, Mobile Matters and Nelligan Sports Marketing. He began his career at CBS Magazines in 1981 which would ultimately be acquired by HFM U.S. He worked at various publishing and financial positions at the company and, in 1992, was named senior vice president, group publisher for the men's titles, corporate sales and marketing. In September 2004, he was promoted to Executive Vice President, Group Publishing Director, Men's Enthusiast Group, Integrated Sales and Marketing.

About the Jumpstart Automotive Group

Jumpstart Automotive Group brings together the most diverse audience of in-market automotive shoppers with the industry's most influential auto enthusiast brands to dramatically improve the effectiveness and efficiency of automotive marketing across digital, print, and mobile platforms. Fueled by a passion for performance, the Jumpstart Automotive Group is committed to the development of quality content and services for consumers and to maximizing publisher revenue and advertiser results through innovative products and services. The portfolio of publishing partners include Vehix, Consumer Guide Automotive, JD Power Autos, Shopping.com Autos, Car and Driver, Road & Track, CarSoup.com, U.S.News.com, HybridCars, CarGurus, and TrueCar. Additionally, Jumpstart has been on the forefront of behavioral targeting and is now developing leading research and strategic insight products.

About Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. (HFM U.S.) www.hfmus.com

Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. (HFM U.S.) is an innovation-driven company with a heritage as strong brand builders, experts and producers of compelling credible content on all platforms including print, web sites, mobile, television, radio, events, books and other brand extensions.  We look to the future and create it, by relentlessly developing new ideas, new directions and new markets to deepen relationships making them more rewarding for our communities.  Our highly engaged audiences of over 40 million people in targeted communities and editorial environments deliver rich opportunities for advertisers and partners. Our prestigious brands include: Fashion, Beauty and Design (ELLE, ELLE DECOR, and ELLEgirl); Women & Wellness (Woman's Day, Woman's Day Special Interest Publications); Automotive (Car and Driver and Road & Track as part of Jumpstart Automotive Group); Motorcycling (Cycle World) and Entertainment (Premiere). HFM U.S. is part of Lagardere's (www.lagardere.com) media division Lagardere Active, a producer of special-interest content in more than 40 countries.

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