GQ Global Editorial Director Will Welch to Exit

Will Welch, GQ’s global editorial director and GQ US’s editor in chief, announced on Tuesday that he will be leaving the Condé Nast-owned publication on Feb. 15. He will next take on a new, unspecified role in Paris working alongside Pharrell Williams and talent manager Penni Thow.

In a statement posted to his Instagram account, Welch said, “Y’all, logging on with a wild mix of emotions to announce that after almost 19 years, I’ve decided to leave GQ for another opportunity. ……