NEW GUARDS: Dazed on Friday is expected to reveal the new team to lead the magazine following the planned exit of Ib Kamara in June, WWD has learned.
Succeeding Kamara, Ted Stansfield will be promoted to editor in chief of Dazed in June from his current roles as editorial director of Dazed Digital and AnOthermag.com and editor of Another Man.
The first issue edited by Stansfield will be published in September.
Stansfield joined Dazed Media as a fashion writer over a decade ago before rising through the ranks by growing Dazed’s audience across digital and social channels. He will relinquish his roles on AnOthermag.com and Another Man starting in June.
In a series of HR changes, Dazed also appointed Dominique Sisley editorial director, Serena Smith deputy editor, Imruh Asha fashion and image director, Ana Takahashi beauty editor at large, Laura Pitcher U.S. editor, and Ester Mejibovski art director. Zara Mirkin will continue her role as fashion editor at large.
Dazed said further announcements will follow ahead of Stansfield’s inaugural issue in September.
The key print leadership team will also include fashion features director Emma Davidson, beauty features director Alex Peters, content strategy director Danil Boparai, culture editor Halima Jibril, art and photography editor Emily Dinsdale, and fashion writer Elliot Hoste.
Jefferson Hack, chief executive officer and cofounder of Dazed Media, said: “Dazed was founded on a clear purpose to empower the next generation through creativity. This new chapter celebrates our original purpose by promoting the bright young talent at the heart of our business.”
Hack added that handing the editorial reins to Stansfield and his team “directly rewards the people who use their every day at Dazed to make space for undiscovered and emerging voices, addressing urgent stories that matter to young people in a turbulent world.”
“Bringing this experienced editorial force — together with Imruh’s pioneering vision for fashion and Ester, who is a bright new visionary — marks a shift in the history of Dazed. For the first time ever, we will be giving carte blanche to one team at the centre of the brand to express themselves across Dazed’s print, digital, and social platforms,” he continued.
