Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor With Nancy Dubuc’s departure from Vice Media Group last week, the company named longtime execs Bruce Dixon and Hozefa Lokhandwala as co-CEOs, effective immediately.
Lokhandwala (above right) has been chief strategy officer at Brooklyn-based Vice Media since October 2018, and Dixon (above left) has been CFO at VMG since 2021 and was previously CFO of Vice Studios.
The duo will lead the strategic and creative direction of Vice Media, working with the board of directors. Dubuc announced her exit from Vice Media after almost five years as CEO in a memo to staff on Friday, Feb.
24. The cash-strapped company has been seeking a buyer over the past year. The Vice board said in a statement: “Hozefa and Bruce are incredibly experienced and deeply talented executives who enjoy the full trust of Vice’s leadership team and board, and are the right individuals to lead Vice forward.
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