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Kelly Roberts has been promoted to senior director, divisional sales.

Kerry Moynagh has been promoted to vp, executive director of children’s sales.

Jim Hanas has been promoted to vp, central marketing & strategy.

Megan Hodnett has been promoted to vp, sales finance.

MacKenzie Kurtzner has joined as proprietary planner, sales planning. Previously she was a custom publishing coordinator at Penguin Random House.

Daisy Glasgow has joined as associate marketing manager, young adult. Previously she was at W. W. Norton Young Readers.

Jennifer Thompson has been promoted to associate editor.

Stephanie Yang has been promoted to associate art director.

Rebecca Holland is now senior managing editor.

Kristina Pérez is launching Pérez Literary & Entertainment, a transatlantic agency that will sell to both the US and UK. She was previously at the Zeno Agency for three years. The agency will launch with “15 authors including rising stars Vincent Tirado, Josh Winning, Sharon Emmerichs and Alexia Casale, as well as Arc Manor Books, an independent publisher of science fiction and fantasy.”

Pérez said, “Launching my own business has long been a dream of mine and I am grateful to my clients for taking the leap with me. PLE is committed to building careers book by book, story by story. I can’t think of a better way to start the new year!”