People 11/17

Alison Goff has been named group chief executive officer, effective January 2, following the departure of Polly Powell in July and taking over from interim group ceo C.K. Lau. Goff was chief executive at the Octopus Publishing Group until 2020.

Board chair Andy Cumming said, “Alison is a widely respected leader who has built world-class publishing operations. The board is confident that, with her experience, strategic vision and unwavering support from the Quarto team, she will lead the company to the next phase of business growth.”

Goff said, “I am delighted to be joining the team and very much looking forward to working with many talented and creative people to build from where they are now and set out a clear roadmap for the future. I will have the help of an extraordinarily supportive board and look forward to delivering growth and much more success over the coming years.”

David Treuer joins as editor at large. SVP, publisher Lisa Lucas writes, “David will acquire and edit fiction and nonfiction for Pantheon with a special focus on Indigenous writers and emerging voices.” Treuer is the author of seven books and a professor of English at the University of Southern California.

Ronnie Alvarado has been promoted to editor.

Matie Argiropoulos has joined as executive producer. She was at Macmillan Audio.

The organization honors F&G Editores in Guatemala. Chair of AAP Freedom to Publish Committee Terry Adams said in the announcement, “Raúl Figueroa Sarti and his colleagues at F&G Editores have exercised their freedom to publish not only through periods of active peril but also through the lulls that precede danger’s inevitable return. They have endured the cycle of terror and intimidation not for weeks, or years, but decades. It is an honor to recognize their fine work as publishers, as well as their tenacity and bravery, which command the respect of all who value freedom.”