Joseph Akel

Akel began his career in 2012 as co-founding editor and art curator at Man of the World.^[2] He joined V and VMAN in 2016 as executive editor and art director.^[3] Akel exited V and VMAN in 2017 to become the editor-in-chief of L'Officiel USA.^[4][5] In March 2019, he joined the global editorial committee of L'Officiel alongside Jennifer Eymère (Creative Director, L'Officiel), and Giampietro Baudo (editor-in-chief, L'Officiel Italia).^[6] Akel exited the magazine in Autumn 2019.^[7]

In July 2020, Akel was appointed to the role of perspectives editor at Wellington-based Stuff.^[8] In October 2020, Akel joined Banana Republic as Editorial Director, rising to the position of Senior Creative Director in 2021. Then joining Esprit in 2022 as Global Vice President of Creative.^[9] In 2024, he exited Esprit.