Bertelsmann has hired Judith Hartmann as cfo, starting some time prior to the end of the year, filling the past that was held by Thomas Rabe before he became CEO at the beginning of 2012. Hartmann is currently cfo of GE Deutschland and will also become a member of Bertelsmann’s group management committee Andrew Hodder-Williams is rejoining Lion Hudson–where he started his career almost thirty years ago–as publishing director, starting August 6. Since 1997, he has worked as a publishing and telecommunications consultant for KPMG Consulting and Atos, as well as working as an independent consultant. Nick Jones has taken the role […]
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Corporate: FSG Moves to Raincoast In Canada; OverDrive Announces Australian Office; Gompertz to Hearst Magazines
Farrar, Straus will adopt the distribution model in Canada already followed by the rest of Macmillan: As of January 2013, Raincoast Book Distribution will handle FSG and Graywolf titles sold to independent and college bookstores, Costco, library wholesalers, and special markets. FSG has been distributed in Canada by Douglas & McIntyre since 1997. Raincoast and Macmillan will begin selling the FSG winter 2013 list in August 2012. OverDrive has announced the opening of a new office in Melbourne, Australia “to deepen its relationships with library, publisher and bookseller partners in Australia, New Zealand and throughout the Asia Pacific region.” They acquired Australia’s Booki.sh earlier this […]
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This Wednesday, July 11, at 12:30 Eastern time, Publishers Launch Conferences is holding our first-ever free webinar: An Introduction to SaaS and Cloud Services for Book Publishers. You are invited to join us by registering here. It will feature Hachette COO and BISG co-chair Ken Michaels; Perseus CMO Rick Joyce; publishing segment head of the global consulting practice for Tata Consultancy Services John Wicker; and consultant Ted Hill; in conversation with Mike Shatzkin and Michael Cader. The webinar is sponsored by Tata Consultancy Services and Publishers Launch global sponsors Constellation and Copyright Clearance Center, and it will provide a great concise […]
Cengage CEO Dunn Will Move to New Role As Company, Extends Some Debt Payments
Cengage president and ceo Ron Dunn wrote to employees on Thursday to announce that he will “soon step aside…and take on a new role as executive chairman,” promising he will serve in that role for at least 3 years. Dunn is 65 and admits, “realistically, we’re still some time away from making Cengage Learning a publicly traded company through an Initial Public Offering of stock; and when the IPO does occur, investors will rightly expect that the CEO will continue in that role for several years. Those facts, taken together, lead to an inescapable conclusion: it’s time for a younger […]
People: Winstanley Takes Over As Penguin Canada President; McAleer In New Role at Walker
Mike Bryan, who took over as president and Penguin Canada almost two years ago after the departure of David Davidar, is going to retire from publishing and return to the UK. Nicole Winstanley will take over as president while continuing to serve as publisher as well, and vp of finance and operations Barry Gallant becomes chief operating officer. Bryan says in the announcement, “My decision to leave has been personal and geographical but I leave knowing we have the best team in Canadian publishing and am confident Nicole and Barry will lead Penguin to even bigger and greater achievements.” Bryan will […]
People: Don Linn to Run Chicago Distribution
Donald Linn will take over as director of the University of Chicago Press’s Chicago Distribution Center, replacing the recently retired Donald Collins, starting July 16. Linn was owner and ceo of Consortium Book Sales & Distribution, and most recently worked with Firebrand Associates in their consulting division. University of Chicago Press director Garrett Kiely says, “He brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to this position. The CDC does a great job of serving the needs of its clients and the market, and Don will help to position us for the future.” UK sales and marketing head of DK Catherine Bell will become […]