TIME Editor-in-Chief Nancy Gibbs Resigns; Keeps Senior Advisory Role By 2017-end

(RTTNews) - Time Inc. (TIME), a multi-platform consumer media company, announced late Tuesday that TIME Editor-in-Chief Nancy Gibbs is stepping down after 32 years at the brand, including four years at its helm.

The company said it expects to announce a successor soon. Gibbs will remain with the company until the end of 2017 as Editorial Director of Time Inc.'s News Group, a title she has held in addition to Editor-in-Chief of TIME since 2016.

As Editorial Director, she advises on editorial matters and special projects for the TIME, FORTUNE, MONEY, TIME FOR KIDS and TIME HEALTH brands.

Gibbs came to TIME as a factchecker in 1985. She took on leadership of TIME in September 2013. Gibbs and Edward Felsenthal, TIME Digital Editor and Group Digital Editor News & Lifestyle, established a 24/7 news operation, extended TIME's total social reach to more than 50 million, increased video production tenfold and deepened and broadened areas of coverage across platforms.

During her tenure at TIME, she has interviewed five US presidents: Donald Trump, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush and Jimmy Carter.

She is the co-author, along with TIME's Michael Duffy, of two best-selling presidential histories: The President's Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity and The Preacher and the Presidents: Billy Graham in the White House.

Gibbs also interviewed world leaders and has written more cover stories for TIME than any other writer in its history.

Rich Battista, Time Inc. President & CEO, said, "Nancy successfully ushered TIME into a new era, meeting the demands of growing digital and mobile audiences, as well as introducing the brand to new audiences while building on its tradition of excellent journalism."