Didier Jean Guy Guérin (born 2 August 1950) is a Franco-Australian magazine media executive and consultant who has directed the launch and management of about 40 media products, including 30 new magazines with digital applications in

Asia-Pacific Asia-Pacific (APAC) is the part of the world near the western Pacific Ocean. The Asia-Pacific region varies in area depending on context, but it generally includes East Asia, Russian Far East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia and Pacific Isla ...

. His career has taken him from Paris to New York and thence to Australia and all the major cities in

East Asia East Asia is the eastern region of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms. The modern states of East Asia include China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan. China, North Korea, South Korea and ...

. He has worked with almost all the main magazine publishing companies in Europe, the United States, Australia and Asia and now runs a consulting business, Media Convergence Asia-Pacific. He is best known for having launched

ELLE magazine ''Elle'' (stylized ''ELLE'') is a worldwide women's magazine of French origin that offers a mix of fashion and beauty content, together with culture, society and lifestyle. The title means "she" or "her" in French. ''Elle'' is considered the wo ...

in the US in 1985 on behalf of the Hachette Filipacchi-News Corp joint venture, followed by a succession of similar launches in Australia and Asia. Guérin joined

Condé Nast Condé Nast () is a global mass media company founded in 1909 by Condé Montrose Nast, and owned by Advance Publications. Its headquarters are located at One World Trade Center in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan. The company's media ...

in 1995 at the invitation of publisher Jonathan Newhouse, and successfully launched local editions of

VOGUE Vogue may refer to: Business * ''Vogue'' (magazine), a US fashion magazine ** British ''Vogue'', a British fashion magazine ** ''Vogue Arabia'', an Arab fashion magazine ** ''Vogue Australia'', an Australian fashion magazine ** ''Vogue China'', ...

in Japan, Taiwan and South Korea. He founded consulting group Media Convergence Asia-Pacific (MCAP) in 2000 to assist media companies aiming to expand in the region. MCAP has offices in

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

and

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

Education

* 1973 Bachelor of Arts, Communications, Paris II University * 1973 Bachelor of Arts, Government Law, Paris II University * 1975 Master of Arts, Journalism,

Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the fi ...

East Lansing East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Most of the city lies within Ingham County with a smaller portion extending north into Clinton County. At the 2020 Census the population was 47,741. Located directly east of the state capital ...

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Business career

In 1975, Guérin joined political daily Le Bulletin Quotidien in Paris as a reporter and night editor after an internship in the US at

Knight Ridder Newspapers Knight Ridder was an American media company, specializing in newspaper and Internet publishing. Until it was bought by McClatchy on June 27, 2006, it was the second largest newspaper publisher in the United States, with 32 daily newspaper bran ...

Washington, DC ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan ...

, and one at

Le Monde ''Le Monde'' (; ) is a French daily afternoon newspaper. It is the main publication of Le Monde Group and reported an average circulation of 323,039 copies per issue in 2009, about 40,000 of which were sold abroad. It has had its own website si ...

in Paris. His experience in the US took him to LOOK magazine in 1979 where he worked on magazine management with entrepreneur

Daniel Filipacchi Daniel Filipacchi (born 12 January 1928) is the Chairman Emeritus of Hachette Filipacchi Médias and a French collector of surrealist art. Career Filipacchi wrote and worked as a photographer for ''Paris Match'' from its founding in 1949 by J ...

. In 1983, he joined Hachette in Paris and moved back to New York to study the feasibility of establishing the French magazine

ELLE ''Elle'' (stylized ''ELLE'') is a worldwide women's magazine of French origin that offers a mix of fashion and beauty content, together with culture, society and lifestyle. The title means "she" or "her" in French. ''Elle'' is considered the w ...

in the US, which he launched in 1985 as co-President in a joint-venture with

Rupert Murdoch Keith Rupert Murdoch ( ; born 11 March 1931) is an Australian-born American business magnate. Through his company News Corp, he is the owner of hundreds of local, national, and international publishing outlets around the world, including ...

’s

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. In 1988, he identified and negotiated the US$812 million acquisition of Diamandis Communications, formerly CBS magazines, and became Executive Vice-President of Hachette-Filipacchi Magazines, Inc. In 1991, he was appointed President and CEO of Hachette-Filipacchi Asia-Pacific, based in Sydney, and launched local editions of

in Australia, Taiwan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong, Japan and Thailand. In 1995. he became President and CEO of

Asia-Pacific and launched

in Korea, Taiwan and Japan. In 2000, he founded Media Convergence Asia-Pacific as President and CEO to manage the development of international media groups in Asia, including

Marie-Claire Marie-Claire is a given name. It is a combination of the names Marie and Claire, which are both of French origin. It may refer to: *Marie-Claire Alain (1926–2013), organist and organ teacher *Marie-Claire Baldenweg (born 1954), contemporary arti ...

Group,

Hearst Magazines International Hearst Communications, Inc., often referred to simply as Hearst, is an American multinational mass media and business information conglomerate based in Hearst Tower in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Hearst owns newspapers, magazines, telev ...

(US),

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(UK),

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(Italy), Burda-Rizzoli (Germany/Italy),

Le Figaro ''Le Figaro'' () is a French daily morning newspaper founded in 1826. It is headquartered on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. The oldest national newspaper in France, ''Le Figaro'' is one of three French newspapers of reco ...

(France), and

Australian Consolidated Press Are Media is an Australian media company that was formed after the 2020 purchase of the assets of Bauer Media Australia, which had in turn acquired the assets of Pacific Magazines, AP Magazines and Australian Consolidated Press during the 2010s ...

(Australia). Guérin has served on the board of directors of more than ten companies in Europe and Asia, including Globecast Australia Pty Ltd in 2007 and more recently as Chairman of the Board of Scrunch LLC and Stylematch, Pty Ltd.

Distinctions

In 2010, Guérin was awarded the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, ...

, France's highest award, by the President of France, in the rank of Chevalier.

Personal life

In 1981, Guérin married Magie Moray, a professional dancer and actress in Paris. They lived in New York from 1983 to 1991 when they moved to

, where their only son Didier Guy Guérin Jr. was born the same year. Parents: Dr Jacques Guérin, Janine Guérin (née Vaesken), both deceased.

Publications

Guérin is the author of about 30 articles and has been a speaker at various international conferences around the world held by groups such as the Fédération Internationale de la Presse Périodique (FIPP) the Magazine Publishers Association (MPA) and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). Author of "FRONT ROW TO FRONT COVER: Inside the Business of International Fashion Magazines", July 2019, published by Mandevilla Press, Lakewood Ranch, Florida. More information on http://www.frontrowtofrontcover.com

Memberships

Guérin is a member of the

Australian Institute of Company Directors The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) is a non-profit membership organization for directors. The AICD is a founding member of the Global Network of Director Institutes (GNDI). History The origins of the AICD can be traced ba ...

, the

Asia Society The Asia Society is a non-profit organization that focuses on educating the world about Asia. It has several centers in the United States (Manhattan, Washington, D.C., Houston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco) and around the world (Hong Kong, Man ...

and the

Royal Sydney Golf Club Royal Sydney Golf Club is golf club in Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia, a suburb of Sydney. Founded in 1893, Royal Sydney is one of Australia's premier sporting and social clubs. It features an 18-hole Championship Course, a 9-hole Centen ...

References

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