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- Sir Nicholas David Coleridge CBE (born 4 March 1957) is a British former media executive, author, and cultural chair. He is chairman of the Victoria and Albert Museum, chairman of the Prince of Wales' Campaign for Wool, chairman of the Gilbert Trust for the Arts and was co-chair of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant. He is an ambassador for the Landmark Trust and a patron of the Elephant Family. From 1989 to 2019, he was successively editorial director of Condé Nast Britain, managing director, Condé Nast Britain (1991–2017), vice president, Condé Nast International and president, Condé Nast International, the division of Condé Nast which publishes 139 magazines in 27 international markets, and over 100 websites, with annual revenues of approx $1 billion. Condé Nast publishes numerous titles including Vogue, Vanity Fair, House & Garden, Tatler, The World of Interiors, Condé Nast Traveller, The New Yorker, Architectural Digest, Glamour, GQ, Brides, Wired, Love and GQ Style, as well as owning the Johansens hotel guides and the Condé Nast College of Fashion and Design. From 2017 to 2019, he was chairman of Condé Nast Britain. He has been chairman of the Victoria and Albert Museum since 2015, having been a trustee from 2012 to 2015. He has been chairman of the Campaign for Wool since 2013 (deputy chair 2008–2013). He was appointed co-chair of The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Pageant in February 2021. Coleridge was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to museums, publishing and the creative industries. (en)
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