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May 11, 2022
By Erin Somers

Harper Christian and Harper Focus   

Margaret Kercher has been promoted to publicity director, fiction.

Putnam   

Shina Patel has joined as marketing manager. She was previously associate marketing manager at Penguin Press.

Sourcebooks   

Shawn Abraham has been promoted to vice president, international sales.

Brian Grogan moves up to vice president, mass market sales.

Margaret Coffee is now senior director of sales for indies and libraries.

Tim Golden has also been promoted to director, special markets and new business development.

Trident Media Group   

Audrey Crooks has been promoted to associate agent.

Wattpad   

Co-founder and CEO Allan Lau has stepped aside from that role, staying with the company as executive adviser to Webtoon. He notes that, “The past year was record-breaking for Wattpad. Since the acquisition [by Naver] we have never grown faster.” President Jeanne Lam takes over as CEO at Wattpad.

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