Stephenson is lured from Sky

LONDON - Northern & Shell has poached Lucy Stephenson, advertising director of SkyMag, to head advertising across its celebrity magazines.

Stephenson, who is expected to join the Richard Desmond-owned group within the next month as celebrity magazine advertising controller, will report to Stan Myerson, group joint managing director at Northern & Shell.

She will oversee OK!, Star and New! magazines.

Stephenson will be in charge of around 20 staff, including a group of researchers.

Prior to her time working at SkyMag, Stephenson was advertising director at News Magazines, which she joined in January 2006.

Stephenson's duties were previously handled by a number of group heads, who reported to Melanie Danks, Northern & Shell's group head of trading.

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