Personnel
Lagardere Returns As CEO Following Partial Lifting of Ban
Following a judicial appeal, there was a “partial lifting of the management activities ban imposed on” Arnaud Lagardère, as he faces criminal charges of “vote buying, abuse of power and breach of trust, disseminating false or misleading information and failure to publish accounts.” As a result, he has resumed his position as chair and ceo of Lagardere SA.
People 6/28
People 6/27
Kristina Fazzalaro has been promoted to associate director of publicity at Viking.
People 6/26
Wibke Grutjen has been named senior vice president, global chief marketing and communications officer at Simon & Schuster, reporting to president and ceo Jonathan Karp. She will also be a member of Simon & Schuster's Executive Committee. Grutjen was previously chief marketing officer at Hachette Book Group.
People 6/25
Lindsay Sagnette will join Putnam as vice president, editor in chief, on July 15.