Who Is Edward Enninful? Fast Facts About New British Vogue Editor

W Magazine’s style director, Edward Enninful, will now be overseeing the editorial content for British Vogue. The major British fashion publication announced Monday that it had named Enninful its new editor-in-chief.

The news follows on the heels of the departure announcement from late British Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman. Shulman announced in January that she would be leaving her post after editing the publication for 25 years, the Business of Fashion reported Monday.

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Enninful, 45, will assume his new role at the beginning of August, according to a statement from Conde Nast International’s chairman and chief executive Jonathan Newhouse. “By virtue of his talent and experience, Edward Enninful is supremely prepared to assume the responsibility of British Vogue,” Newhouse said via The Guardian.

Here are 10 fast facts about British Vogue’s new editor:

• Enninful was born in Ghana and moved to London with his family as a child.
• The style director got his start in the industry by modeling. He was scouted when he was 16.
• Enninful will be the first male to edit the major British fashion publication in the magazine’s history.
• The stylist got his start working as the style director for British fashion and culture magazine i-D.
• In his role as i-D’s style director, the then 18-year-old Enninful was the youngest editor to be named at a major fashion publication.
• Enninful was named style director of W Magazine in 2011, where he has acted in the role since.
• The stylist is widely known in the industry for his innovative, creative and culturally relevant styling and creative direction.
• Enninful has collaborated with prestigious fashion photographers like Steven Meisel and Steven Klein and is favored by models like Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss.
• One of Enninful’s most noted projects was working on Vogue Italia’s “All Black” issue, the 2008 issue that featured only black models.
• In 2016, Enninful was awarded an OBE for his work in the fashion industry.