Bawa, previously a visiting media fellow at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, worked in newspapers for over nine years, having started his career as a sports writer at the Cape Times. Later, as a sub-editor, he worked on the Cape Times, the Cape Argus and the Weekend Argus.
After moving to The Star in 2003, he graduated through the ranks until he became night editor, tasked with the responsibility of putting to bed one of South Africa's biggest and busiest daily newspapers. He joined Men's Health last year as an executive editor.
Jason Brown, Men's Health group editorial director, said: “Ridwaan's years in the challenging world of newspapers have honed his skills for the trench warfare of editing a major title and we're thrilled he's going to be leading Men's Health into the next era.”
“It's a privilege to be at the helm of such a prestigious title, one of the world's leading brands,” said Bawa. “We have a vibrant, dynamic team eager to build on the magazine's enormous successes.”
Bawa also has experience in online publishing.
