Tamar Riley has been appointed Portfolio Managing Director at publishing house Immediate.

In this newly created role, Tamar will have overall strategic leadership for Immediate’s Food & Wellness, Knowledge and Entertainment portfolios, including market-leading brands Good Food, Radio Times and HistoryExtra, as well as Immediate’s Central Content Strategy function.

Tamar joins from The Standard where she is currently CEO. Before that, she was Global Managing Director at Refinery29. She has also held senior Audience and Content strategy roles at i-D Magazine and Vice Media.

Tamar will work alongside Immediate’s brand leadership teams, as well as Immediate’s product, commercial and technology teams, to develop and implement editorial, commercial and audience growth strategies, as well as new product and revenue opportunities.

Tamar Riley, says: “I’m excited to be joining Immediate at a pivotal moment. With its portfolio of powerful, trusted brands and a strong focus on innovation and digital growth, there’s a clear opportunity to evolve how we engage audiences and create value. I’m looking forward to shaping what’s next and driving sustainable growth across the portfolio.”

Sean Cornwell, Immediate CEO, adds: “I’m delighted to welcome Tamar to Immediate. We’ve got ambitious plans to accelerate growth across our portfolio, driving deeper engagement for our brands through new content offers across multiple platforms, growing our subscriptions base and developing new partnerships and commercial opportunities to diversify and grow our revenues. Tamar has a fantastic track record of delivering successful audience, transformation and revenue strategies, alongside a commitment to quality content and we’re really looking forward to her joining the team.”

Tamar will commence her role in early March and also joins Immediate’s Leadership Team.