Jenn Gonzalez has been promoted to executive vice president, director of sales at Macmillan, taking over as longtime president of sales Alison Lazarus moves to Hachette Book Group. Gonzalez joined Macmillan in 2012 as vp of children’s sales and most recently served as svp, trade sales. Macmillan president Don Weisberg writes: “Jenn has a great passion for books, deft business sensibilities, and a superb rapport with colleagues, customers, and authors. The growth in children’s books and merchandise sales have been spectacular. I am confident that Jenn, with the terrific support of her first-rate team, is the right person to lead not only our sales organization, but our books, audios, and authors to continued success.”
Bookselling
The Billings Bookstore Cooperative, which backs This House of Books in downtown Billings, MT has settled a financial dispute with former manager Gary Robson. After working at the store for five months, Robson left, claiming the coop owed him “over tens of thousands of dollars” from the deal they made him when he was hired. Though the board called Robson’s claims “false and defamatory,” the two parties went into mediation and reached a settlement that included financial compensation and “some property.” Robson said of the settlement, “I am very pleased to have everything resolved.”