Hachette Book Group announced major changes in leadership taking effect on January 1, 2027. Ben Sevier will become HBG ceo and Richard Kitson will be president & chief operating officer, global English language, Hachette. Current ceo of HBG and Hachette UK David Shelley will become executive chair of HBG and Hachette UK and global advisor to Hachette Livre ceo Arnaud Lagardère and deputy ceo Jean-Christophe Thiery. Shelley will “[work] on on new markets, global synergies, and M&A, amongst other topics,” according to a release. Shelley will move back to the UK and work among offices in London, New York, Madrid, and […]
