Ildiko Marshall, the longtime publisher of Today's Parent magazine (right) is retiring at the end of the year, according to a story in Masthead. It is but the latest in a five-month flurry of management changes that seem to be significantly flattening and consolidating the operational management of the consumer publishing operation under Ken Whyte and Kerry Mitchell.

It seems likely that Chatelaine publisher Mitchell will be assuming Marshall's duties heading Today's Parent, along with her publisher's role at Flare, Glow and Cosmetics.

Whyte now has some responsibilities with Chatelaine as well as being publisher and editor of Maclean's and publisher of Canadian Business, Profit and MoneySense.

Casualties of the shakeup included Orietta Minatel, the publisher of Flare and Deb Rosser, the publisher of Canadian Business and Profit as well as Kelly Latimer, the publisher of Glow.