Article: A brand-new balance sheet.(new-found success of Chief Executive magazine)

When Arnold Pollard bought Chief Executive from McFadden Publishing four years ago, the controlled-circulation monthly aimed at America's corporate leaders desperately needed a shot in the arm. Advertising was stagnant, revenue sources were limited, and the magazine cried out for a graphic makeover. Insiders speculate that McFadden, whose holdings include supermarket tabloids and a handsful of trade publications, never really found a place for a magazine that bills itself as "for, by, and about CEOs." And Chief Executive's market position was tenuous even before McFadden's ownership -- its original owner, a Dutch oil trader, was merely dabbling in the media business.

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