Condé Nast Names Aaron Krasdorf as VP, Fashion & Luxury, Sales & Global Key Accounts

Condé Nast has tapped Aaron Kransdorf as vice president, fashion and luxury, U.S. sales and global accounts. He begins in mid-September.

Kransdorf returns to Condé Nast to lead Vogue’s revenue and will manage the U.S. business and global key accounts.

Most recently, Kransdorf was with Vox Media as head of industry, style and beauty. During his time there, he led record growth across the fashion and luxury categories, most notably for New York and The Cut. Upon his arrival, he spearheaded the launch of The Cut as a stand-alone publication with a fully integrated 360-degree ecosystem of opportunities for brand partners. Prior to that, he led the luxury business vertical at Hearst that included Esquire, Harper’s Bazaar and Town & Country. He drove record growth, establishing fashion and luxury as the single largest revenue-generating category at Hearst, along with significant profitability. He also oversee the growth of Harper’s Bazaar’s e-commerce platform, ShopBazaar.

Kransdorf began his career at Condé Nast in the marketing and promotions department of Condé Nast Traveler and later transitioned to sales, and subsequently joined Nylon Media.

Kransdorf will be a key leader of the Condé Nast advertising sales team, focusing on both category structure to meet market needs and the brand structure to support the editorial vision of the portfolio of titles. He will be based at the company’s U.S. headquarters at 1 World Trade Center and will oversee teams across the U.S. and Europe. He reports to Beth Lusko, chief business officer, U.S. sales and global key accounts.

“Aaron brings the necessary vision, business acumen, growth mindset and leadership skills needed to power Condé Nast’s largest business sector. We are thrilled to have him join the team,” said Lusko.