Leadership

As Chief Executive Officer, Katie Vanneck-Smith has overall management responsibility for leading premium content and experience business, Hearst UK.

As Director of People & Culture, John is responsible for designing and implementing the People strategy across Hearst UK’s business.

Natasha oversees the strategic direction of Hearst UK’s Women’s Lifestyle portfolio, comprising Cosmopolitan, Prima and Red.

Liddy is responsible for managing and advising on legal and regulatory matters across Hearst’s diverse portfolio of media operations in the UK, including Hearst UK, First Databank, CDS and iCrossing.

As Portfolio Director – Homes, Louise is responsible for Country Living and House Beautiful.

Alison is responsible for overseeing Hearst UK’s corporate PR and communications, external PR and communications across all of Hearst.

Julien was appointed CFO in 2023 prior to which he was named Finance Director in 2021. He joined Hearst UK in 2016 as Commercial Finance Controller, before being promoted to Head of Finance in 2019, taking charge of the Planning and Reporting and Financial Accounting functions.

Liz Moseley is responsible for strategic direction of Good Housekeeping, the Good Housekeeping Institute and Hearst UK’s Homes Portfolio, comprising Country Living and House Beautiful.

As Chief Customer Officer, David will be responsible for driving multi-product, multi-channel subscriptions growth and leading customer insight and marketing.

Alex joined Hearst UK in March 2026, bringing the business’s commercial functions under a single leadership for the first time.

As Director of AI & Editorial Operations, Sophie is responsible for central operations and driving the learning, adoption and effective use of AI across Hearst UK.

As MD Content, Toby’s role is pivotal in driving Hearst UK’s strategy for growth, ensuring quality and consistency of its trusted output.

As Group Editorial Director – Entertainment, Siobhan oversees the strategic direction of best, Digital Spy and Inside Soap.