Categories: OLD Media Moves

Mashable names biz editor

Mashable.com, which covers the business of social and digital media, has named Todd Wasserman as its business and marketing editor.

Sharon Feder writes, “Wasserman was most recently the editor-in-chief of Brandweek, a post he had held since 2007. During his time at Brandweek, Wasserman started BrandFreak, a Brandweek blog focusing on the evolving online marketing space.

“Prior to that, Wasserman worked for various daily newspapers in New Jersey and Connecticut and was a senior editor at Computer Retail Week. In addition, Wasserman has freelanced for a range of publications including The New York Times, Business 2.0, The Hollywood Reporter, Inc and The Industry Standard.

“Wasserman will start his new role with Mashable in mid-December. Until then, we encourage you to follow him on Twitter at @ToddWasserman, and in the coming weeks at @MashBusiness and Facebook.com/Mashable.Business.

“Mashable has grown significantly as a company in the past year. With more than 10 million monthly unique visitors and offices in New York and San Francisco, we’re delighted to welcome Wasserman to our team and continue to grow in 2011.”