Matt DeLorenzo Named Editor-In-Chief of Road & Track Magazine

NEW YORK - September 8, 2008: Alain Lemarchand, President & CEO, Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. announced today that Matt DeLorenzo, Deputy Editor, Road & Track has been promoted to Vice President/Editor-in-Chief of the magazine reporting to Senior Vice President, Group Editorial Director John Owens. DeLorenzo has been running day-to-day operations for the magazine since former Editor-in-Chief Thos L. Bryant retired this year after 36 years with the company. Road & Track magazine reaches nearly 6 million readers monthly and is distinguished for its credibility and authority in automotive journalism as well as for its quality design and beautiful photography. Beyond Road & Track magazine, the brand has expanded and now offers its trusted content across a broad range of platforms including www.roadandtrack.com, providing guidance and entertainment to both enthusiasts and in-market shoppers.

Lemarchand said: "I am delighted to name Matt as the new editor-in-chief of this outstanding magazine. For the past ten years, Road & Track readers have enjoyed his incisive and well-written reporting on automotive news. Matt's knowledge and editorial experience represent the highest standards for journalism and design, and he will make an excellent editor-in-chief."

DeLorenzo joined Road & Track as Detroit Editor in l998. In addition to covering automotive issues related to the domestic manufacturers, he has written a number of books including Corvette Dynasty, Legendary American Cars and Modern Chrysler Concept Cars which won the 2000 Best of Books award from the International Automotive Media Association. Before joining Road & Track, DeLorenzo was the editor of AutoWeek from l989 to 1996. He became the first full-time Los Angeles reporter for the industry trade journal Automotive News in l982 and for four years covered the emerging import automotive industry including startups such as Mitsubishi Motors North America, Acura and Hyundai Motors America. While in Los Angeles, he was one of the organizers and the first president of the West Coast chapter of the International Motor Press Association which later became the Motor Press Guild. In l986, he joined Automotive News' Washington D.C. bureau and eighteen months later was promoted to International Editor overseeing the domestic and foreign bureaus with full time reporters in Tokyo, Frankfurt, Washington and Los Angeles.