President of McGraw-Hill Professional since 2007 Philip Ruppel has been appointed to the additional position of president for McGraw-Hill Education International as part of a restructuring of the company’s international business. “Adapting to the world’s changing educational and content needs is critical to the success of our education and professional portfolio, said newly appointed McGraw-Hill Education ceo Buzz Waterhouse in a statement. “We must continually evaluate our structures and processes to ensure we are serving our customers most effectively. We will be enhancing collaboration between U.S. and international operations and identifying new ventures such as education services that can expand […]
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At Perseus, Scott Edinburgh joins as director, corporate strategy and business development, reporting to Clare Peeters. Previously he was manager, global strategy and corporate development at the InterContinental Hotels Group. In addition, Timothy Cheng has been named special sales manager, having most recently been special sales manager for online, mail order, national specialty accounts at Sterling. Christine Schillig has resigned as executive editor at Andrews McMeel Publishing as of June 29 and can be reached at christineschillig@gmail.com. She has been with the company for seventeen years, and will continue as editor-at-large for selected projects. Claire Daniel has been named digital […]
M&S, Doubleday Canada Merge Into McClelland & Stewart Doubleday Canada Group
Now that McClelland & Stewart’s absorption into Random House of Canada is complete, the imprint will live on in the form of the newly merged McClelland & Stewart Doubleday Canada Publishing Group. Kristin Cochrane will oversee the group — which also encompasses Signal, Tundra, Bond Street Books, Anchor Canada, Doubleday Canada Books for Young Readers, and Appetite by Random House — as its newly promoted executive publisher and evp, Random House of Canada Limited. Additionally, Doug Pepper takes on the role of publisher of Signal/McClelland & Stewart and vp Random House of Canada, and Ellen Seligman moves up to publisher of […]
Harper Trims and Reorganizes Sales Department with “Flatter Management”
HarperCollins announced “some significant changes in our sales organization to help our company compete and thrive in this rapidly evolving marketplace” that include “a more streamlined and flatter sales management team as we assess the radically changing book industry landscape.” As a result Ken Berger, Mike Brennan, Mark Hillesheim, Kathy Smith and Jeanette Zwart, hailed as “respected and beloved colleagues,” will leave the company on July 20. VP, director of distributor sales Jeff Rogartwill retire at the end of August after 18 years at Harper: “Jeff’s unique combination of deep industry knowledge, direct style and kind charm has earned him the […]
People: Morin Promoted to COO at Ingram; O’Shea Named Associate Publisher, Broadway and Hogarth Paperbacks; Fletcher To Retire From Hodder
Ingram Content Group has bolstered their executive ranks following the departure of ceo Skip Prichard, who was replaced in that post by John Ingram. Shawn Morin has been promoted to chief operating officer, effective immediately, in charge of managing the company’s commercial activities (including the divisions that serve publishers, libraries, booksellers and educators), systems, and operations. He joined the company in 2009 as chief information officer, after serving as CIO at Bass Pro Shops. Finance, legal and human resources will continue to report to Mr. Ingram. Ingram notes in the announcement: “Over the past three years, Shawn has done a great job […]
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Random House vp digital publisher and product development Andrea Sheehan has founded and become ceo of Rock-it Global, Publishing Trends reports. Former Knopf executive vp Tony Schulte, 82, drowned on Sunday while swimming near the summer home in Rangeley, ME he shared with his wife, literary agent Liz Darhansoff. He began his career at Simon & Schuster before moving to Knopf in 1968. After leaving publishing in 1986, Schulte spent four years as managing director for book publishing at Veronis, Suhler and Associates and then in 1996 he co-founded GSL Publishing Associates with David Lamb and Richard Gallen. In noting […]