Justin Etheridge Named Executive Vice President of Time Out North America

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Mar 17, 2015, 09:30 ET

NEW YORK, March 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Time Out Group appoints Justin Etheridge as Executive Vice President of Time Out North America.

Etheridge, a Time Out veteran, has been with the brand for more than 13 years. He joins Time Out North America from his role as co-founder and Group Publisher of Time Out Australia. Prior, he served as publisher of Time Out Dubai for four years where he took the publication from a single-city print product to one of the region's most successful multi-platform media brands.

Justin Etheridge, Executive Vice President of Time Out North America

In his new role, he will report to Group CEO Tim Arthur. Etheridge will oversee the brand's continued audience and commercial growth across all platforms in North America.

"As Time Out continues to expand digitally across the U.S., with our digital audience up 60% year-on-year, Justin will be a key player in Time Out's continuing global growth," said Arthur. "I've worked with Justin for several years, and I know that his inspirational leadership, entrepreneurial skills and in-depth knowledge of Time Out will make the North American business a huge commercial success, building on the incredible editorial achievements we're currently experiencing."

Etheridge commented, "I am excited to remain with Time Out in the brand's next stage of evolution as we translate our unique content and phenomenal audience growth into further commercial success. My experience of driving profitable cross-platform media brands, in multiple markets, means I'll be able to lead the talented senior team in place to create more value for our audience, advertisers and strategic brand partners."

About Time Out

Time Out is the ultimate insider guide for inspiring you to keep up and join in with all that's new and best in your city.

Time Out is a global multimedia platform that spans 89 cities across 38 countries with a monthly combined audience of over 39 million. Our massively growing online presence, mobile applications, magazines, events and partnerships all inspire people to make the most of their city.

The Group continues to rapidly expand globally. Time Out Bristol and Time Out Birmingham launched in 2015, joining Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Leeds, all launched in 2014. Time Out Switzerland and Time Out Singapore launched in November 2014 and Time Out San Francisco, Time Out Austin and Time Out Atlanta were added to the US portfolio in October 2014.

In 2011 Oakley Capital acquired a controlling interest in the business.

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For further press information, please contact:
Deepal Patadia | PR Manager | Time Out North America
(646) 432-3090 | [email protected]

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