Afar magazine moves co-founder to new role and learns to speak German

Three-year old Afar is taking advantage of some forward momentum on print and digital business by shifting co-founder Joe Diaz into more of a business development role as chief product officer—he was previously vice president of sales and brand development. Meanwhile, the sales team is getting three new executives as well as promoting from within.

Bryan Kinkade will be succeeding Diaz as associate publisher, joining Afar from Outside, where he held a similar title. Shaun Whitley was hired away from Saveur as Afar’s senior sales director and John Galante has been shifted into an international travel director position.