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Marc DeBevoise has been named president and appointed to the board of directors. He was previously at Brightcove, Paramount, and CBS Interactive.

“Every day, librarians and educators turn effort into impact,” OverDrive ceo Steve Potash said in a relase. “Marc shares that spirit, and his leadership will help us make Libby, Sora, and Kanopy even more user friendly, more inclusive, and more joyful to use. He’s spent his career helping people connect with the stories and ideas that move them, and he’s joining us to help libraries and schools do what they do best, change lives through reading, viewing, and learning.”

Debbie Aroff has joined as vp, director of marketing and brand development, James Patterson, reporting to chief marketing officer Leigh Marchant. She was previously at The Dial Press.

Michelle Montague has joined as head of sales & marketing. Most recently, Montague was vice president of trade marketing & publicity at Walker Books Group.

Tamara Davis has joined as marketing designer.

Samantha Chmara has been promoted to fulfillment allocation planner.

Ann Kirchner has been promoted to art director.

Kristen Kim is promoted to associate editor and backlist manager.

Naomi Tomlin is promoted to assistant editor.

Gillian Sutliff has been promoted to assistant editor.

William Hearn is promoted to marketing manager.

Rachel Gibbs joined as senior manager, production.

Sophie Hartstein joined as assistant, production.

Grace Kang Clay joined as recruiting coordinator, human resources.

Kristin Long joined as associate, sales.

Peter Oehrtman joined as manager, talent & development.

Ric Pychewicz joined as inventory analyst, supply chain.

Dana Andreachi joins as manager on the digital workflow development & support team, reporting to Del Schucker.

Laz Gari joins as developer, business intelligence on the information technology team, reporting to Jim Cush.

Abby Stubenhofer has been promoted to associate marketing manager.