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Executive Bio's

David J. Pecker
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Prior to acquiring American Media, Inc. in 1999, Mr. Pecker was President
and Chief Executive Officer of Hachette Filipacchi Magazines. Previously,
Mr. Pecker had served as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for Hachette Magazines, Inc., formerly
Diamandis Communications Inc.

During his 25-year career, Mr. Pecker has completed more than $3.6 Billion in magazine transactions.


John J. Miller
President and Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Miller joined American Media in January of 2006 after nearly 30 years as an executive with Hachette Filipacchi Media. Most recently he held the position of Senior Vice President, Group Publishing Director of the Women’s Service and Shelter Division of Hachette overseeing six magazines and five websites.

Previously, Mr. Miller had served as Senior Vice President, Group Publisher of the Hachette Home group and Vice President and Publisher of the Photography Magazine Group in addition to several financial management positions.

During his career Mr. Miller has served as an individual Publisher of five different magazines


Bonnie Fuller
Executive Vice President, Chief Editorial Director

Bonnie Fuller was named EVP, Chief Editorial Director of American Media, Inc. in July 2003. In this newly created position, she is charged with overseeing AMI’s weekly, bi-weekly and monthly magazines, in addition to monthly specials.

Prior to AMI, Fuller was the Editor in Chief of Us Weekly where she restructured, redesigned, and repackaged the then Us magazine. Under Fuller’s charge, she increased newsstand sales over 100%. For her achievements, Ms. Fuller was named Advertising Age’s Editor of the Year.


Kevin Hyson
Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer

Kevin Hyson joined American Media, Inc. in May of 1999 as Senior Vice President and was promoted to Executive Vice President in 2001. Prior to AMI, Mr. Hyson was President of Hylen Sharp, Inc., a Greenwich, Connecticut based marketing company whose client roster  included Hachette Filipacchi Magazines, Sony, JVC, and Psion Computers. While at Hylen Sharp, Mr. Hyson worked closely with Mr. Pecker on a number of corporate advertising programs and new magazine launches for Hachette, as well as the development of that company's new media initiatives.


Dave Leckey
Executive Vice President, Consumer Marketing

Dave Leckey was named Executive Vice President, Consumer Marketing of American Media, Inc. in February 2006. Previously, Leckey was the Senior Vice President, Consumer Marketing at Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. Prior to this he was at Hearst Publications.

Leckey is on the Board of Directors of the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) since 1988, where he serves as Chairman of the Magazine Committee which addresses issues confronting the media industry, especially those concerning circulation reporting and measurement standards. He was the 2002 recipient of the Lee C. Williams Lifetime Achievement Award by the FMA.