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Kara Thornton has been promoted to director of publicity.

Rebecca Matheson has been promoted to marketing and publicity manager, Running Press Kids.

Amanda Richmond has been promoted to senior designer and manager of proprietary editions.

Tanvi Baghele, Mary Boyer, and Justine Kelley have been promoted to designer.

Randall Lotowycz has been promoted to senior editor.

Britny Perilli has been promoted to editor.

Maria Riillo has been promoted to associate editor.

Katie Benezra has been promoted to art director at Black Dog & Leventhal.

Megan Trank has joined as client manager, financial statements.

Kenneth Duncan has rejoined the company as digital marketing coordinator.

Mark Noble has been promoted to vice president of business management & operations.

Sidney Thompson has fully transitioned to her role as business development manager.

Anna Torres has been promoted to publisher development manager.

Joshleigh Rowe-Richardson has been promoted to operations manager.

Topher Bigelow has been promoted to data manager.

Onyeka Nwelue has joined the agency, based in Budapest, Hungary, and will represent African authors.

Andrew Nurnberg Associates International (ANA) has launched an Italian office, Andrew Nurnberg Associates International Milan. Barbara Barbieri will lead the branch as director. She has been with the company’s London office for ten years.

She tells The Bookseller, “ANA Milan will be the first office opened by an international literary agency in Italy. For the agency, and our authors, it was important to strengthen our connection to the continent after Brexit. It has been a privilege to develop my agenting career alongside a legend like Andrew. I am thrilled both to be bringing home the expertise and ethics that I learned at ANA London and to work even closer to the Italian market finding the perfect homes for the wonderful authors and clients we represent.”

The London office will provide accounting, contracts, and translation support.