People 11/2 - Publishers Lunch

Random House Children's

Jennifer Chung-Castillo has joined as managing editor, operations. She was previously manager, metadata at DK.

Regina Flath has been promoted to associate art director.

Casey Moses has been promoted to senior designer.

Simon & Schuster Children's

Anna Jarzab has been promoted to associate publisher for Simon & Schuster Children’s Licensed, Novelty, and Branded Publishing group, effective January 3, 2022.

Macmillan

Jared Adler, Dawn Barley and John Rieg have all joined as royalty manager.

Ghada Daoud has joined as a supply chain associate.

Jennifer Didik returns to Macmillan and the finance and strategy business planning team as assistant director, business planning.

Gayatri Dubey has joined as program manager, talent & development.

Dylan Hamilton has joined as inside sales representative.

Elizabeth Hubbard has joined as associate managing editor.

Katie Kraska has joined as director of finance projects.

Dylan Dobrenis has been promoted to associate manager, inventory.

Diego Molano Rodriguez has been promoted to national account manager on the trade sales team.

Kevin Thomas has been promoted to director, business operations.

Rodney Williams has been promoted to mailroom supervisor.

Talia Sherer has transferred to the special markets team as the senior director, special markets (wholesale & educational). Jeff Willman has transferred to the national accounts team within Macmillan trade sales, calling on Ingram and Baker & Taylor.

Candlewick

Jamie Ghaffar has joined as vp, group HR strategy for Walker Books Group/Candlewick Press. Ghaffar was formerly at Norton.

Wattpad Webtoon Book Group

Deanna McFadden has been promoted to executive publishing director.

Harper Christian

Ryan Pazdur has been promoted to vp and publisher for Zondervan Reflective and Study Resources.

Vodorod Pictures

Philippa Donovan has been named scout.

Hodder & Stoughton

Jo Dickinson has been promoted to the new position of executive publisher for fiction; she was previously crime and thriller publisher. General fiction publisher Kate Howard has left the company.

Penguin Random House Canada

Jill Smith has been promoted manager, business intelligence & reporting.

Kirby Best has been promoted to manager, consumer insights.