Bauer appoints new Australian Women's Weekly editor-in-chief

Nicole Byers has been appointed the new editor-in-chief of Australian Women's Weekly.

Byers was previously editor-in-chief of OK!, a position she held for the past seven years. A press release from Bauer Media outlines her experience both here in the UK noting that she has worked at high profile titles such as Women's Day, New Weekly and TV Week.

Of her new appointment, Byers said: “It’s a tremendous honour to be given this opportunity on such an iconic and beloved brand. I’m excited to get to work with the Australian Women’s Weekly team and continue to uphold the tradition for great storytelling and engaging coverage of the issues and interests important to women across the country.

“I look forward to finding new ways to connect with and delight our audience, while striving to introduce a new generation of women to the joys of The Weekly.”

Byers will start at AWW on Monday and an announcement on her replacement at OK! will be made in due course, Bauer has said.