People 10/28 - Publishers Lunch

Wiley

Executive vice president and cfo John Kritzmacher will retire at the end of the year.

Christina Van Tassell will succeed him at the end of November. She was previously cfo at Dow Jones.

Avid Reader Press

Alison Forner has been promoted to senior art director.

Simon & Schuster Children's

Hannah Lambert has been promoted to executive editor at Little Simon.

Alexa Pastor has been promoted to senior editor at Simon & Schuster Children’s.

Sarah McCabe has been promoted to senior editor at Margaret K. McElderry Books.

Lisa Lauria has been promoted to senior editor at Simon Spotlight.

At Atheneum, Julia McCarthy and Alex Borbolla have both been promoted to editor.

At Aladdin, Alyson Heller has been promoted to executive editor and Anna Parsons is now associate editor.

Aram Fox

Scouting agency Aram Fox announced an ownership change, with Aram Fox stepping down at the end of 2021. Jenny La Plante will relaunch the agency as Jenny La Plante in January 2022.

Fox said, “This passing of the baton began in 2019, when Jenny and I started to plan a transition from my company to hers. In more important ways, it began in 2001 when Jenny became Aram Fox, Inc.’s first hire. From the beginning, Jenny’s innate sense of ownership was to the massive benefit of our clients, our company and our community.”

Macmillan Children's Publishing Group

Melissa Zar has been promoted to director of marketing.

Johanna Allen has been promoted to associate director of marketing.

Olivia Oleck has been promoted to marketing coordinator.

Penguin Random House Canada

Dylan Browne has joined as junior designer.

Matthew Flute joins full-time as designer.

Reading Group Guides

Their 10½ Annual Book Group Speed Dating Event will convene virtually on Friday, November 12 at 1:00pm ET. Representatives from 17 large, medium-sized and small publishers will share selections from their houses to give booksellers, librarians and book group leaders an inside look at new and upcoming titles that book groups will want to know about — and discuss. Advance signup is required.