Winter Park, Fla. – Bonnier Corp. is announcing the appointment of Jay McKenzie as the Group Publisher of the company's Lifestyle & Shelter Group. The brands making up the newly formed group include Garden Design, Florida Travel & Life, HOME Miami and HOME Fort Lauderdale. McKenzie has more than 20 years' experience in publishing, working for a number of home/shelter/lifestyle titles including seven years at Country Living.

McKenzie joins Bonnier from Network Communications Inc., where he was Vice President of its New Home Group brands. McKenzie grew revenue from $1.3 million to $11.3 million during his time at Network and launched over a dozen websites, greatly increasing online revenues. Prior to his work at Network Communications Inc., McKenzie formed a Dallas advertising sales rep firm representing magazines such as Country Home, Renovation Style, Audubon, Red Herring and Bonnier's Saveur and Garden Design.

"Since having the privilege to represent Garden Design and Saveur seven years ago, I've had the opportunity to get to know Bonnier," said McKenzie. "Supporting the teams in this new group is an exciting opportunity to marry my national and regional consumer shelter and lifestyle experience with a great organization committed to leading the industry."

In addition to five years as Advertising Director at AutoWeek, McKenzie was Publisher of two leading trade magazines, Professional Builder and Luxury Homes. At Professional Builder, McKenzie managed several award programs in conjunction with the National Association of Home Builders.

Bonnier Corp. (www.bonniercorp.com) is one of the largest consumer-publishing groups in the United States and the leading media company serving passionate, highly engaged audiences, with more than 40 special-interest magazines and related multimedia projects and events.