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Tim Greco has been named executive vice president, sales, effective February 5. He will take over from president, sales & marketing Jennifer Gonzalez, who will depart on February 2.

“I’m thrilled that Tim will be taking on this new role,” Macmillan ceo Jon Yaged said. “Tim is a quintessential book person, an innovative and entrepreneurial sales strategist, and overall great person. His strong track record of building relationships, growing the next generation of sales leaders, and delivering impressive results makes him the perfect match to lead our phenomenal sales team. I also want to thank Jenn Gonzalez for her service to Macmillan for the past 12 years. It’s a testament to her leadership that we have a stellar group of sales talent that enables us to promote from within.”

Anna Kaufman moves over from Vintage as editor.

Zach Phillips is promoted to editor.

Linda Palladino, svp, director of production will retire on March 31.

Amy Bowman has been promoted to vp, executive director of production.

Patty Collins has been promoted to executive director, production.

Mary Ellen Owens has been promoted to assistant director, production.

Jennifer Moreno has been promoted to associate director, production.

Claribel Vasquez and Melissa Fariello are promoted to manager, production.

CJ Han has been promoted to associate, production.

Harlow Steele has been promoted to financial analyst.

Christina Carpino has been promoted to assistant manager, school & library marketing.

Brian Vos has been promoted to editorial director.

Sally M. Kim has joined as an associate agent. She was previously children’s marketing director at Chronicle.

Christina Pascucci Ciampa (All She Wrote Books) is nominated for election to the board of directors, and Kathy Burnette (Brain Lair Books) and Danny Caine (Raven Book Store) are nominated for re-election. Members can also write in candidates. The term of board director Kelly Estep (Carmichael’s Bookstore) is ending.

Additionally, the organization will permanently close its office in White Plains, NY in February. Employees have been working virtually since the pandemic began, and will continue to be permanently remote; workers are unaffected by the closure.

“ABA’s remote work these past few years has allowed the organization to better serve its members who are located across the country — ABA staff now work from 10 different states — and enabled ABA to hire the best people for each open position, regardless of where they live,” ABA stated in a release. “This hiring flexibility has also helped make ABA a significantly more diverse organization.