The New York Times will have a new deputy editor for its Sunday magazine.
On the heels of the paper’s selection of Hugo Lindgren as editor of the magazine, Mr. Lindgren announced on Monday that he had hired Lauren Kern to be his second in command.
Mr. Lindgren and Ms. Kern worked together at New York magazine for five years. The move was something of a surprise because just last month Ms. Kern was plucked from New York, where she was most recently editorial director, to be the executive editor of O: The Oprah Magazine.
“She is a great, creative editor, a thoughtful colleague and an all-around wonderful person,” Mr. Lindgren said in an e-mail to his staff. “We are lucky to have her.”
Ms. Kern will start Oct. 25, Mr. Lindgren said.