Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch Is Stepping Down

Condé Nast chief executive Roger Lynch is departing after seven years at the media company behind publications including Vogue and GQ. He is moving on to take the top job at toy-maker Mattel.

The executive confirmed the change in a letter to employees on Wednesday that was later shared on the company’s website. The news was first reported by Vogue Business.

During his seven-and-a-half year tenure, Lynch oversaw a major overhaul of Condé Nast’s corporate structure. He brought once-siloed international titles under a wider global umbrella and placed all editorial (with the exception of The New Yorker) under the oversight of chief content officer Anna Wintour. The company also invested more heavily in events, like last week’s Vogue World in Milan.

“When I joined Condé Nast, I had the simple ambition to leave this extraordinary place stronger than I found it,” Lynch wrote in his email to staff. “Together, we navigated a pandemic, enormous disruption across our industry, and a media landscape that seemed to change beneath our feet every year. And yet, there is no doubt that we transformed Condé Nast for a new era.”

There is no doubt the media landscape has undergone profound changes over the past several years. Established media players like Condé Nast have been forced to adapt to declining print readership and enhanced competition for digital audiences, particularly on social media, where creators hold much of the power that magazines once wielded in fashion.

As traditional print advertising sales declined, brands have looked to diversify their own revenue. Digital subscriptions, for instance, grew 155 percent during his time at the company, Lynch said in his email.

The company has also invested more heavily in affiliate link-enabled commerce content, revenue from which has increased 170 percent under Lynch’s leadership. Last year, Condé Nast announced its own creator storefront platform, Vette, in an effort to cash in on the booming influencer affiliate market, which rolled out earlier in 2026.

Lynch’s departure follows a masthead shakeup across a number of titles. Chloe Malle was named American Vogue’s first head of editorial content under Anna Wintour last year; Mark Guiducci became global editorial director of Vanity Fair last June, succeeding Radhika Jones; Adam Baidawi replaced Will Welch as GQ’s global editorial director in February; and Samantha Barry stepped down from her role as Glamour’s editor-in-chief in April. Condé Nast has also restructured some of its titles to consolidate content and protect future growth, most recently shuttering online-only Self and several international editions of Glamour in April.

Lynch’s successor has not yet been named. Mike Perlis, Condé Nast’s independent director, will serve as interim CEO.