Robert Stone's heart is clearly in publishing, though from the
looks of things, he could easily have found a career in some other
field.
Stone had his hands full these past months, overseeing Time Inc's sale
of Emphasis Custom Media as its general manager and vice-president. But
he still found time to co-organise this year's Society of Publishers in
Asia Media Seminar on June 21 in Hong Kong.
Perhaps seminar participant can expect a surprise from Stone (pictured
at one of the publishers' bashes as John Travolta, though Diary can't
vouch for his footwork) Time will tell.
Speaking of Time, Asiaweek's president Peter Brack has just rewarded
himself with a flash Porshe. A celebration gift perhaps at having pulled
off the relaunch of Asiaweek for a 'Vanity Fair meets Red Herring meets
Fortune' look?
Brack's not the only one in Time Inc's corridors of power celebrating a
splurge. So is his colleague, Andrew Butcher, president of Time and
Fortune Asia. Butcher though hasn't been as extravagant, preferring to
pick up Brack's old car - a BMW no less.
A final note, time's obviously not on Time's side. A release and a copy
of the new Time Traveler glossy landed on Diary's desk last week,
postmarked May 17. Only problem was the release was dated April 9, 2001.
Certainly took plenty of time to arrive.
