Popular Billboard editorial director Bill Werde has left the US magazine, as its parent company shuffles staff to take the title in a "more consumer-focused" direction.

Former Rolling Stone editor Werde (pictured) announced his exit yesterday, with Billboard owner Guggenheim Partners effectively replacing him with the boss of another of its titles - The Hollywood Reporter's Janice Min.

Min will lead both Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter as co-president/chief creative officer of the Entertainment Group of Guggenheim Media. ...