Hollywood news site TheWrap hired former Condé Nast marketing guru Edward Menicheschi as president and head of operations, the company announced Monday.
Menicheschi will oversee day-to-day operations alongside CEO and editor-in-chief Sharon Waxman. He begins on July 5.
“We are delighted to welcome Edward as our President and COO,” Waxman said after The Post broke the news earlier in the day. “With his extensive experience and exceptional leadership skills, he is the ideal candidate to lead TheWrap into its next phase of growth. We are excited to collaborate and further solidify our position as a trusted source of news and analysis for the entertainment industry.”
Menicheschi replaces current COO Dan Strauss, who was hired in March 2022.
The Post has learned that Edward Menicheschi, the former chief marketer at Condé Nast, is slated to be announced as TheWrap’s president and COO. Patrick McMullan via Getty ImagesMenicheschi has an extensive resume in media, serving in senior roles at Vogue, GQ and WWD Media Worldwide before working as the chief revenue officer at Vanity Fair and later the president and CMO of media giant Condé Nast.
Most recently, he founded and has served as the principal at New York-based strategic media advisory firm Silver Fox Productions.
Menicheschi will oversee day-to-day operations, working alongside Sharon Waxman, who founded the Hollywood online news site in 2009. Getty ImagesTheWrap, which covers the business of entertainment and media, was founded by Waxman in Los Angeles in 2009.
