People 7/13

VP, executive director, art & design Deborah Kaplan will retire in September. She has been at PYR for 31 years and has worked on covers for Judy Blume, S.E. Hinton, Jacqueline Woodson, Mildred Taylor, Jon Scieszka, Roald Dahl and others.

EVP, associate publisher Jocelyn Schmidt said, “I have so appreciated Deborah not only as an art director who empowers her designers and the artists to deliver their unique point of view on a cover but also as a manager and mentor to her staff. She has been a communicative, supportive advocate for her group and has seen to it they grow and develop in their careers. She’s always been a strong representative for design within children’s publishing and of Penguin Young Readers as a place to showcase design talent as she maintained a presence in the design world outside of publishing.”

Hannah Moseley has been promoted to manager, paid marketing.

Michelle Arbus has been promoted to the expanded role of director, lifestyle marketing and publicity, overseeing all aspects of marketing and publicity.

Kelly Albert has joined as senior publicist, lifestyle, reporting to Arbus.