Hachette Book Group USA has announced their succession plan as chairman and ceo for the past seven years David Young prepares to return to the UK next year to rejoin his family (who relocated back there some time ago). As of April 1, 2013, Young will relinquish the post of ceo, while remaining as chairman. Thereafter, Young expects to be in the US approximately one week a month. Little, Brown publisher Michael Pietsch will take over as ceo of HBG USA on April 1, 2013, still reporting to Young–though he will have “full responsibility for the company’s profitability and direction.” […]
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At Sourcebooks, Valerie Pierce has been promoted to marketing manager, retail and libraries. In addition, Jenna Skwarek has joined as assistant editor in the trade division. She was previously with McGraw-Hill Higher Education, where she was a development editor and editorial coordinator. In Holland, Jessica Nash take over as editor-in-chief of translated fiction at Atlas-Contact on October as Tom Harmsen moves over within the VBK group to become publisher of Luitingh-Sijthoff. Martijn David will be leaving Atlas-Contact on October 15 to become Secretary-General of the Dutch publishers’ association. Berkley/NAL has formally announced details of their new graphic novel imprint, InkLit, which […]
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Former Harper UK executive John Bond and former Harper Press senior editor Annabel Wright have formed Whitefox Publishing Services. They “deliver bespoke, cost-effective and flexible creative excellence to help publishers, agents and writers to solve every publishing challenge.” Eric Winbolt has been promoted to the newly created role of digital creative director at Harper UK, reporting to group publisher Belinda Budge. As part of the process set in motion in June when Sainsbury took over HMV’s majority stake in Anobii, ceo Matteo Berlucchi and coo Matthew Hardcastle are leaving the company next week. Sainsbury executive Mark Bennett will serve as […]
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HarperCollins Christian Publishing, the new division comprising Zondervan and the recently-acquired Thomas Nelson, announced its new organizational structure under president and ceo Mark Schoenwald. Most of the executive team draws from the Thomas Nelson side. Among the announcements: Stuart Bitting has been named svp, chief financial officer, while Annette Bourland and David Moberg will be svp, publisher of Zondervan and Thomas Nelson, respectively. Chip Brown moves up to svp, Bible Publishing, and Paul Engle has been named svp, Church, Academic and Reference Resources; Stan Gundry remains Zondervan editor-in-chief while Eric Shanfelt moves up to svp, eMedia. Tod Shuttleworth is SVP […]
Marcus to Take Over Random Children’s As Gibson Retires
President and Publisher of Random House Children’s Books Chip Gibson is stepping down after 10 years of running the division and 30 years at Random House. CEO Markus Dohle writes that “with Children’s enjoying a successful 2012, and well set for the future, Chip feels he has accomplished almost everything he originally set out to do professionally. Now, he wants to take an extended break from work.” Dohle added, “Chip has transformed the workplace culture at Children’s and impacted young readers everywhere — not just with their beloved books but also with their genuine commitment to philanthropy and community service.” […]
People: Remembering Arlene Friedman, and More
Longtime publishing executive Arlene Friedman passed away Sunday night, from leukemia. She served as president and publisher of Doubleday in the nineties, after working at editorial director of the Doubleday Book Clubs (including the Literary Guild). Friedman also worked at Fawcett, Macmillan and Crown. Services will be held Sunday, September 9 at 11:30 am at Frank E. Campbell in New York City. In other personnel news, Maria Gagliano has joined Portfolio, Sentinel, and Current as a senior editor. She was most recently an editor for Perigee, which she joined in 2006. She is also the co-founder and Business Director of Slice, a nonprofit […]