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Vanessa Mobley, who recently left her position as executive editor at Little, Brown, will join as op-ed editor on February 7, overseeing their “team of editors in charge of guest essays and contributing writers on politics, culture, international affairs, business, health, climate and much more.”

Milena Brown will join as director of marketing on February 7. She was most recently associate marketing director at the Atria Books.

Natalie Capogrossi has been promoted to marketing manager.

Erica Stone has been promoted to marketing associate.

Betty Wong has been promoted to executive editor and director, book group.

Lucas Wetzel has been promoted to senior editor, books.

Jenny Mohrfeld has been promoted to managing art director, calendars.

Hannah Dussold has been promoted to associate editor, children’s books.

Gaby Paez has been promoted to school & library marketing associate.

Lindsey Lochner has been promoted to evp, overseeing all day-to-day activities.

Hachette Book Group ceo Michael Pietsch was formally elected chair of the board for the 2022-2023 term.

Chair and president of Norton Julia Reidhead has been elected vice chair.

Sage Publications ceo Blaise R. Simqu has joined the board as a director.

Pietsch notes in the announcement, “AAP is engaged in a series of critical initiatives that go straight to the heart of how we value, protect, and incentivize authors and publishers.” Reidhead adds, “Now, as I assume the role of vice chairman, I look forward to becoming even more active in supporting AAP’s mission to safeguard free expression, support strong copyright protections, and ensure that publishers can compete fairly in the modern marketplace.”

The board recommended two candidates to stand for election as directors, serving for the first time: Raquel Roque, at Books & Books in Coral Gables, FL, and Jeff Deutsch at Seminary Co-op in Chicago, IL.

Current board member Kris Kleindienst ending her second term and will depart the board, and Michelle Malonzo will leave the board as she takes a part-time role at Changing Hands so she can work as head of operations at The Word, a Storytelling Sanctuary.

Noor Shawaf has joined as director of events and finance. Shawaf is a senior editor for Sixty Inches From Center, a Chicago-based arts publication and archiving initiative.

Katy Loftus, on leave since last summer due to illness, has decided not to return. Acting publisher Harriet Bourton becomes publisher. She was previously publisher at Orion.

Sophie Missing will join in the newly created position of publishing director, starting March 14. She is currently publisher at Daunt Books.