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Helen Thomaides has joined as editor. Thomaides was previously at Norton.

Eric I. Schwartz will join on October 7 as director, succeeding Ellen Chodosh, who is retiring. Schwartz was previously editorial director of Columbia University Press.

Bianca Bexton has been promoted to editorial director.

Michael Berse has joined as vp, product development, starting August 1. Previously he founded Capira Technologies.