Anna Wintour to Step Aside as Editor of American Vogue, Will Remain Global Editorial Director

In a changing of the guard at Condé Nast, Anna Wintour will step aside as the editor in chief of Vogue, which will seek a new head of U.S. editorial.

Wintour isn’t leaving the company, she will continue as chief content officer for Condé Nast, as well as global editorial director of Vogue, overseeing the fashion media brand’s worldwide output. As CCO, Wintour has oversight of all of the company’s editorial brands (with the exception of The New Yorker), including GQ, Wired, Glamour, and Bon Appétit.

Condé Nast has been restructuring many of its marquee brands, with Vogue veteran Mark Guiducci taking the helm at Vanity Fair as global editorial director, following the exit of editor-in-chief Radhika Jones

Each global editorial brand has an editorial director in each country or market, with a global editorial director managing all of them.

By bringing on a new head of U.S. editorial for Vogue, Wintour will be able to spend more time managing the brand’s global output, as well as the other Condé Nast publications.

Women’s Wear Daily first reported the news.