Egen to Step Down Hachette Book Group announced yesterday that deputy chairman and US publisher Maureen Egen, 64, will step down from “active management” at the beginning of next year. She’ll spend approximately 6 months “represent[ing] HBG in the publishing community, bringing in top titles and helping the company as a market leader” and serving as a consultant to David Young before leaving the company in the summer. Egen comments in the announcement: “I have loved this company through all of my 16 years here, and it is a very good feeling to know that, with its new parentage, Hachette […]
