TORONTO, July 15 /CNW/ - Ken Whyte, Vice-President and Publisher of Canadian Business, PROFIT, MoneySense and Maclean's magazines, today announced the appointment of Steve Maich as Editor and Associate Publisher, Canadian Business magazine. Maich served in a variety of increasingly senior editorial roles at Maclean's over the last six years. He most recently served as Executive Editor, leading the magazine's coverage of business and economy as well as writing the widely read weekly Econowatch column. Prior to that, he served as Senior Editor and Deputy Managing Editor at the current affairs weekly. "Steve is a remarkably talented journalist with strong instincts for the kinds of stories Canadians want to read in print and digitally," says Whyte. "Highly respected by readers and fellow editors, he is an ideal choice for leading Canadian Business magazine in its 9th decade of publishing." "The team at Canadian Business has established the magazine as one of the country's strongest and most-respected voices on business affairs, and I'm excited to continue building on that strength," says Maich. "Given the state of the global economy, it's never been more important to provide Canadians with timely intelligence and insight into the risks and opportunities at home and abroad." Maich has won three National Magazine Awards for column and feature writing, and co-authored the 2009 book The Ego Boom: Why The World Really Does Revolve Around You. In addition to leading the award-winning editorial team at Canadian Business magazine, Steve will continue to contribute to business coverage at Maclean's. This appointment follows Whyte's own appointment last month as a Vice-President at Rogers Consumer Publishing, at which time his responsibility as Publisher and Editor-in-Chief at Maclean's was expanded to include publisher responsibilities for the three category-leading business magazines produced by Rogers Publishing Limited: Canadian Business, PROFIT, and MoneySense. Canadian Business stands alone as the business magazine in Canada with majority paid circulation and reaches more than a million readers with each issue. This year, the magazine was nominated for Magazine of the Year, the most prestigious award bestowed upon a Canadian magazine by the National Magazine Awards Foundation. In a related announcement, Whyte also today announced the promotion of Joe Chidley to the position of Editor and Associate Publisher, Special Projects Unit at Maclean's and Canadian Business magazines. Please see the release titled "Joe Chidley to lead the charge at Maclean's universities franchise" posted to the CNW network earlier today for further information. About Canadian Business magazine: Founded in 1928, Canadian Business is the longest-serving, best-selling and most-trusted business publication in Canada. Canadian Business stands alone as the business magazine in Canada with majority paid circulation. With a readership of more that one million, the magazine is published every second Monday, except in January, July and August, when monthly issues are published. Special annual issues of Canadian Business include the Investor 500, the MBA Guide, the Rich 100 and the Best and Worst Boards. Visit www.canadianbusiness.com. About Maclean's: Maclean's is Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Maclean's enlightens, engages and entertains 2.4 million readers with strong investigative reporting and exclusive stories from leading journalists in the fields of international affairs, social issues, national politics, business and culture. Visit www.macleans.ca.