Arnaud Lagardère has been named chair and CEO of Hachette Livre, replacing Pierre Leroy, who took over following the departure of Arnaud Nourry after he had opposed the sale of the company. Leroy retains his other role as deputy ceo of parent company Lagardere, just as Mr. Lagardere retains his other role as ceo of the parent company (which presumably now leaves him reporting to…himself). Lagardère says in the announcement: “In light of the impending merger of the Lagardère group and Vivendi, I wanted to demonstrate my historical and deep-rooted attachment to the book trade, which the Lagardère family has […]
Personnel
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At Sourcebooks, Kavita Wright has been promoted to executive director of online marketing.
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Bel Banta has joined Harper as senior publicist. She was previously at Viking.
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At Macmillan, Catherine Marvin has been promoted to senior director on the communications team.