Breaking: Bob Safian Named Editor/Managing Director of Fast Company 

A staff switcheroo over at Fast Company has editor Mark Vamos stepping into an editor-at-large role for parent company Mansueto Ventures, while Mansueto CEO John Koten cops to having “pried [Bob Safian] away from Fortune” to become Fast Company‘s editor and managing director.

Koten’s pre-press release letter to the Fast Company staff, after the jump.


To the staff:

I’m pleased to announce that Robert Safian will be joining Mansueto Ventures as editor and managing director of Fast Company. Mark Vamos will be taking on the new post of editor-at-large for Mansueto Ventures, a position that will allow him to make important contributions to both of our magazines and our Web sites.