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George Tattersfield joins as vice president of sales operations on September 30, reporting to Lauren Monaco. He was most recently client director at Norton, after 18 years at Ingram.

Katy Miller has been promoted to senior managing editor.

Madison Furr has been promoted to publicity manager.

Lena Reilly has been promoted to senior publicist.

Cynthia Lliguichuzhca has been promoted to publicist.

United Agents founding member James Gill joins on October 16.

Jeffrey Mathews has been promoted to the new position of chief growth officer and executive vice president. He will “refine and implement Scholastic’s long-term growth strategy in partnership with leaders across the business” and continue to “lead the company’s corporate development and investor relations functions, as well as Scholastic’s cross-company corporate sustainability and impact program.”

CJ Evans has been promoted to publisher in addition to serving as editor in chief.

Chad Felix will move into the newly formed position of creative director and Kelsey McFaul to assistant editor.

Michael Holtmann has been named president of Two Lines Press’s parent organization, The Center for the Art of Translation.

Jorge Ruiz-Isaac has joined as senior sales manager, Western Canada.

Brayden Ross has joined as marketing associate for McClelland & Stewart.

Eva Oakes is promoted to associate agent.

The Book Industry Study Group is holding a series of webinars on AI in publishing, starting with a session on September 30 exploring the emerging opportunities for content creators and rights holders to monetize their work through AI licensing agreements.