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Sarah Chubb
President
CondéNet
Sarah Chubb is the president of CondéNet, the leading creator
and developer of upscale lifestyle brands online. CondéNet, along
with Advance Internet, is a business of Advance.net., the online
division of Advance Publications, Inc. As president, Ms. Chubb oversees
the operation of the company's Internet brands. She was promoted
to president in April 2000.
Previously,
since 1996, Ms. Chubb was director of CondéNet. She led its expansion
to the current roster of three destination sites, including Epicurious,
Concierge and STYLE.com. Under Ms. Chubb's direction, CondéNet sites
have built substantial audiences and gained strong advertiser support.
In
addition, Ms. Chubb has successfully steered CondéNet's sites through
numerous technological innovations and other enhancements, including
the introduction of e-commerce features on Epicurious, Concierge
and STYLE.com, as well as the implementation of other new technologies
to maintain the sites' position on the Internet vanguard. She was
also responsible for the development of "Epicurious" the first television
program to be spawned from the Web. "Epicurious" is now in its third
season on the Discovery Channel.
Ms. Chubb is also an industry advocate and pioneer. Under her leadership,
CondéNet became a founding member of the Online Publishers Association
(OPA) in June 2001. In addition to serving as CondéNet's representative
to OPA, Ms. Chubb was elected and serves as the organization's first
secretary.
Ms.
Chubb has been involved in new and traditional media for more than
16 years. Prior to taking the helm at CondéNet, Ms. Chubb was associate
publisher of Condé Nast's Allure and was the magazine's advertising
director from 1993 to 1995. Before that, she was advertising manager
of Vogue from 1991 to 1993. A member of the team that launched New
York Woman, Ms. Chubb held the position of group advertising director.
She was also involved in the launch of the U.S. edition of Elle,
where she served as an account executive from 1984 to 1986.
Ms.
Chubb holds a B.A. degree in English and American Literature and
Language from Harvard University. She lives in Manhattan with her
husband and two children.
About
CondéNet
CondéNet
is the leading creator and developer of upscale lifestyle brands
online, providing enjoyable, useful services that tie into and build
upon the heritage of the world's most prestigious magazines. Today,
CondéNet owns the deepest online brands in the vertical categories
of food (Epicurious), travel (Concierge), and fashion (STYLE.com).
Based in New York, CondéNet is owned by Advance Publications, Inc.,
a privately held media company.
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