Healy, who joins Penthouse on Oct. 30, will be the magazine’s first editor-in-chief under Penthouse Media Group’s new ownership.
“Mark’s years of experience in the men’s field, combined with his own innate professional sensibility, equip him with a vision for Penthouse to be the key magazine for young men today,” President and Publisher Diane Silberstein said.
The 38-year old Healy moves to Penthouse from GQ where he served as articles editor since 2003. Prior to GQ, Healy was a senior editor at both GQ and Details. He also was an associate editor at Rolling Stone.
“Mark’s skill as an editor and writer, and his ideas for Penthouse’s future make him ideal to guide us as we make the transition to a total men’s lifestyle magazine,” said Peter Bloch, Vice President of Editorial. “I’m thrilled that he will be leading our team.”
Healy graduated from the University of Vermont at Burlington with a bachelor’s degree in English.
“Like millions of men my age, I was a fan of the magazine in the 1980s,” Healy said. “And I’m eager to reinvigorate it and to build on the radical improvements that Peter and his staff have made in the past six months. There’s a tremendous amount of power and potential in the Penthouse brand, and the new team is impressive and dedicated to making the magazine fresh, relevant and competitive in the men’s category.”