Simon & Schuster Children’s president Rick Richter has resigned “to explore other opportunities in publishing,” leaving December 5. He has run the unit since 2003, and has been with Simon & Schuster since 1996 (when he also ran the children’s unit before switching over to sales and distribution). CEO Carolyn Reidy notes that “under his leadership, Children’s division revenues have nearly doubled, and the division has grown to become an industry-leading full-service publishing enterprise.” She underscores that “children’s publishing remains an important and vital part of Simon & Schuster’s overall publishing portfolio” and indicateDennis Eulau will “work with the children’s […]
