Duncan Hood named editor of MoneySense, managing editor of Canadian Business

[This post has been updated]Duncan Hood, formerly a senior editor at Maclean's, has been named to the double-barrelled job of editor of MoneySense magazine and a* managing editor of Canadian Business. Word came in a message to staff from publisher of all three magazines, Ken Whyte.

[*Conan Tobias was the managing editor; now he is a managing editor.]

His appointment to both jobs is consistent with a recent trend at Rogers Publishing with senior editorial managers taking on multiple responsibilities. First, Ken Whyte was named both editor and publisher of Maclean's. Then in a major shakeup, Whyte took over as publisher for all the news and business titles, including Maclean's, Canadian Business, MoneySense and Profit. This week it was announced that Christine Dewairy, the art director of Maclean's, will be responsible for design at all four publications.

Prior to being at Maclean's for the past year, managing special packages to writing and editing business features, Hood had been a features editor at MoneySense for four years, during which time he won five National Magazine Awards—three golds and two silvers—in the personal finance category. He has degrees in journalism and physics and completed the Canadian Securities Course.

In other moves at Canadian Business, Pat Ireland, Robert Near, and Annette Boudreau have been laid off as associate editors (fact-checkers). Kasey Coholan and Jacqueline Nelson remain as associate editors. This, too, is consistent. Soon after Whyte took over at Maclean's, the previously rigorous fact-checking department was essentially done away with. Several editorial positions at Canadian Business have been filled, including deputy editor Lianne George, senior writer (Calgary) Tony Seskus, deputy art director Una Janacievc and cover designer Jason Logan.

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