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Caroline Ammerlaan Named CEO of Hearst Magazines Netherlands

What happened

Hearst hired Caroline Ammerlaan as CEO on Jul 1st '21.

Source

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Caroline Ammerlaan named CEO of Hearst Magazines Netherlands. NEW YORK, January 6, 2026 - Hearst Magazines today announced that Caroline Ammerlaan has been named Chief Executive Officer of Hearst Netherlands. The announcement was made by Hearst Magazines President Debi Chirichella and Hearst Magazines International President Jonathan Wright, to whom Ammerlaan will report. Ammerlaan succeeds Marscha Krouwel, who recently stepped down after a 25-year career at Hearst Magazines International, the last six of which she led the Netherlands business. She currently serves in an advisory role for the company. "Caroline is a highly respected leader with a strong track record of managing large teams, delivering revenue growth and advancing data-driven decision-making," Chirichella said. "We are delighted to welcome her to Hearst Netherlands, where she will accelerate innovation and shape the next phase of growth for the business." Ammerlaan joins Hearst from Talpa eCommerce, Talpa Network's e-commerce division, where she served as CEO since 2021. While at the helm, she strengthened the commercial, digital and operational performance of a high-volume digital marketplace in the leisure sector with millions of annual transactions, implementing new growth models, enhancing data-driven decision-making and driving significant operational improvements. Previously, she held senior...

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Event
Executive hire

What this signalsA new leader often reviews the tools the team uses.

Person
Caroline AmmerlaanCEO
Takes effect
Jul 1, 2021
Location
New York, New York, United States

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  • Caroline AmmerlaanCEO · Named in the story

Details

Category
Hires

Topics and mentions

Job title tags

  • directors

Extraction

Confidence
50%
Detected
Jan 6, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
hires

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