New York, NY, October 13, 2010—Rodale Inc has announced that Eric Johnson has been promoted to VP, Group Marketing Director, effective immediately. Johnson will now be responsible for creating advertising and marketing platforms across all Rodale brands, including Men’s Health, Prevention, Women’s Health, Runner’s World, Running Times, Bicycling, Mountain Bike, and Organic Gardening. Johnson will report to Murcko, EVP, Group Publisher.
“Eric has done an exceptional job leading the marketing efforts across several titles at Rodale, including Prevention, Women’s Health, and Organic Gardening,” said Murcko. “This experience, his creativity, and his strength in developing highly effective marketing programs will be a tremendous asset to all our brands.”
Johnson joined Rodale in 2006 as Executive Director, Creative Services and Marketing at Women’s Health. He served as Associate Publisher-Marketing, Women’s Health and was, most recently, AVP/Associate Publisher-Marketing at Prevention and Organic Gardening.