Hearst Taps ‘Ultimate Car Guy’ to Run New Autos Group

WWD: Hearst is bundling its car-centric publications to form Hearst Autos. The group is comprised of Car and Driver, Road & Track, business-to-business digital media solutions company Jumpstart Automotive Group and Veretech Holdings, which had been part of Hearst Business Media. Jumpstart CEO Nick Matarazzo will serve as president of the new group, and he will continue to report to David Carey, president of Hearst Magazines.