LUXE Interiors+Design Publisher Joins Quintessential Media Group

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 9, 2011

LUXE Interiors+Design Publisher Joins Quintessential Media Group

Magazine veteran Andy Rees is tapped by Quintessential Media to lead

business development and social media strategy.

BARRINGTON, Ill. – May 9, 2011 – Quintessential Media Group, Inc. (QMG)todaysignaled its plan for expansion in both print and digital by adding another publishing veteran to its team. QMG announced today that Andy Rees was hired as the firm’s Director of Business Development. Rees’ previous position was as publisher of Sandow Media’s Chicago edition of LUXE Interiors + Design magazine. Rees, 38, is a veteran of 15 years in Chicago publishing.

“Quintessential Media Group offers an opportunity to partner and grow with a niche media brand that knows how to engage its audience as seen with its flagship title, Quintessential Barrington, and now continuing that model of success with the September 2010 launch of Quintessential New Trier,” Rees said. “The Chicago region presents Quintessential Media with a strong opportunity for success in launching future editions, making it the regional publication to pursue for advertisers,” Rees said. “This is clearly a growth opportunity for the company, and also exactly where I want to be in my career. Joining Quintessential Media is an opportunity to grow with a young, energetic media organization whose successful business model offers unlimited growth potential,” Rees said.

Rees joins the company’s executive team and is responsible for the overall growth of the company with its current publications, as well as expansion into new markets both in print and online. Rees will also handle marketing, client development and new product development in print and online.

“The addition of media veteran Andy Rees to our team will strengthen our existing titles, Quintessential Barrington and Quintessential New Trier, and begin the process of expansion into new markets. Andy brings a wealth of experience and knowledge that both our firm, and our clients, will find invaluable,” company president Lisa Stamos said.

Stamos’ Quintessential Media Group has already assembled a formidable team, including Director of Editorial, David Rutter, Quintessential New Trier magazine Editor In Chief, Sherry Thomas, and Managing Editor, Peter Gianopulos. Founded in 2005, Quintessential Media Group publishes Quintessential Barrington which serves the greater Barrington area, and Quintessential New Trier, which serves the New Trier township communities of Wilmette, Winnetka, Kenilworth, Glencoe and Northfield. Visit online at and