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Lonely Planet appoints new CEO
MELBOURNE – Matthew Goldberg will join Lonely Planet in March and be responsible for leading the company through the development and implementation of its multiplatform growth strategy.
Goldberg joins Lonely Planet from Dow Jones, where he was senior vice president, digital strategy and operations.
In this role, he led business operations at the Wall Street Journal Digital Network, which includes WSJ.com, MarketWatch, Barrons.com, and AllThingsDigital.com and their associated mobile, video and international sites.
Goldberg will report to Marcus Arthur, BBC Worldwide’s MD of Global Brands.
Arthur said: “I’ve no doubt that Matt’s expertise will not only help maintain Lonely Planet’s core business in printed travel guides, but will also seek to optimise opportunities in alternative media markets as the business enters the next phase of its digital development.â€
Goldberg, who attended the University of Melbourne, will be based at Lonely Planet’s head office in Melbourne.
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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