PEOPLE
Doug Whiteman, Executive Vice President of Business Operations for Penguin, will be leaving the company, effective January 3, to accept the position of Chief Administrative Officer of Acelero Learning, Inc., an early childhood education company which works to improve the delivery of Head Start services at the local level. In addition, Dick Heffernan will retire at the end of the year from Penguin’s Adult Hardcover and Children’s Sales department, which he has run since 1996. PRH filled some of Heffernan’s responsibilities by promoting John Lawton to SVP, Director of Adult Hardcover Sales for Penguin beginning on January 2.
Joe Mangan is moving to Hachette as COO; he holds that position at Perseus Books Group until January 31. Perseus CFO Charles Gallagher will be promoted to COO on January 1, and will continue his CFO duties as well.
Judith Regan is returning to book publishing as CEO of Regan Arts, a new division of Phaidon Global.
Tina Constable has announced that Diana Baroni will be joining Harmony Books. She was previously VP, Executive Editor at Grand Central, and Heather Jackson and Leah Miller will now report to Baroni.
Cathy Gruhn has left Hilsinger Mendelson for Little, Brown and Company as Associate Director of Lifestyle Publicity. Her new email address is: Cathy.gruhn@hbgusa.com
Margaret Milnes has joined Running Press in the new position of Senior Director of Brand Management, responsible for developing and coordinating growth strategies for key brands and business lines. Milnes spent the past three years as a Brand Strategy and Sales Development Consultant and before that was at Nickelodeon and Comedy Central. In addition, Sophia Muthuraj has joined Running Press as Editor. Previously she was an Associate Editor at Gotham/Avery.
Leigh Ann Ambrosi, has joined the Magrino Agency at SVP with over 15 years of experience in marketing and publicity. Previously, she was VP of Brand Publishing at Crown Archetype.
At Rodale, Ethan Boldt has been named to the newly created position of Executive Director of Direct Books, overseeing the editorial development of the direct-to-consumer business. He will report to Rodale Book publisher, Mary Ann Naples. Boldt was most recently Chief Content Office of Direct Marketing IQ.
Alison Mackeen will join Basic Books as Senior Editor in January. Previously she was Senior Editor for Arts and Literature at Princeton University Press.
Tiffany Hill will join Quirk Books as Acquisitions Editor beginning January 6th. She has been at Quarry Books, an imprint of Quayside.
Peter Kay has is leaving Norton where he ran Digital Marketing and Strategy to start his own children’s digital media company that will publish digital-first ebook/apps for kids.
Neil Levin is now VP, Business Development at Librify; previously, he was President of EverPub LLC.
Gonzalo Ferreyra has joined Ingram Publisher Services in the role of Director of Acquisitions, Full-service Distribution. Carter Holliday, most recently with Ingram’s Lightning Source, has been appointed to Director of Acquisitions, third-party logistics and Ingram Content Group Services. Leah Rex has been promoted to Director of Client Relations, Ingram Publisher Services.
Ken Fultz has been named the new General Manager of Bookmasters; he was previously VP of Operations at book manufacturer Thomson-Shore.
At Egmont USA, Georgia Morrissey has been named part-time Art Director. Jordan Hamessley has joined as Editor. She was previously an Associate Editor at Grosset & Dunlap/Price Stern Sloan.
PROMOTIONS
Following their acquisition of business lines from Bowker earlier in the year, Nielsen Book has reorganized the business into two regional groups for the Americas and International.
In the US, Jonathan Stolper has been promoted to SVP, Client Service for Nielsen Book Americas, leading all the client facing teams in the US. In the UK, Ann Betts moves up to Managing Director, Client Service for Nielsen Book International. UK, Italy, and India‐based sales teams now report to her. Jon Windus has been promoted to Head of Product Leadership for Nielsen Book. All three report to Nielsen Book president Jonathan Nowell.
Scholastic announced promotions: In the editorial department, Anamika Bhatnagar has been promoted to Publishing Director, Scholastic Press, while Amanda Maciel moves up to Executive Editor. Emily Seife has been promoted to Edito; Emellia Zamani and Becky Shapiro move up to Associate Editor. In the Art/Production department, Phil Falco, Yaffa Jaskoll, and Christopher Stengel have been promoted to art director. Rick DeMonico has been promoted to Art Director, Licensed Publishing, while Whitney Lyle moves up to Senior Designer.
In Marketing/Operations, Emily Heddleson has been promoted to Marketing Manager, Conventions/Author Events while Antonio Gonzalez moves up to Marketing Manager. Vanessa Gattinella has been promoted to Assistant Manager, Digital Marketing, and Krista Kucheman and Emily Morrow move up to Assistant Marketing Manager. Latisha Burgos-Wallace has been promoted to Assistant Manager, Operations.
At Penguin, Dan Sanicola has been promoted to from Director to Executive Director of Digital Assets.
Moneka Hewlett has been promoted to VP of Sales at Quirk Books.
At Vintage/Anchor, Russell Perreault has been promoted to VP, Executive Director of Publicity & Social Media, continuing to report to Anne Messitte.
At Henry Holt, Sarah Bowlin has been promoted from Editor to Senior Editor.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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2014
Jan 4 – 6
New Media Expo
Rio All-Suit Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Jan 8 – 9
CBA Next 2014
AmericasMart, Atlanta, GA
Jan 9 – 12
129th MLA Annual Convention
Chicago, IL
Jan 9 – 12
Key West Literary Seminar: Chapter One
“The Dark Side: Mystery, Crime & the Literary Thriller”
Key West, FL
Jan 12 – 16
Key West Literary Writers’ Workshop Program
Key West, FL
Jan 13
Launch Kids
Sheraton Hotel and Towers, New York, NY
Jan 13 – 15
Digital Book World Conference & Expo
Sheraton Hotel and Towers, New York, NY
Jan 16 – 19
Key West Literary Seminar: Final Chapter
Key West, FL
Jan 17 – 21
Jaipur Literature Festival
Diggi Palace, Jaipur, India
Jan 21 – 24
American Booksellers Association Winter Institute 2014
The Westin Seattle, Seattle, WA
Jan 22 – Feb 7
Cairo International Book Fair
Cairo, Egypt
Jan 24 – 27
ALA Midwinter Conference
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA
Jan 31 – Feb 5
Taipei International Book Exhibition
Taipei World Trade Center, Taiwan
Feb 5 – 7
PSP 2014 Annual Conference
Ritz Carlton Hotel, Washington, DC
Feb 12 – 15
College Art Association 102nd Annual Conference
Chicago, IL
Feb 17 – 21
Social Media Week
Various locations
Feb 21 – 23
SCBWI 15th Annual Winter Conference
Grand Hyatt New York, New York, NY
Feb 25 – 27
ASCI/AAP Joint Meeting
The Fairmont Chicago, Chicago, IL
Mar 7 – 9
The Great American Bargain Book Show (GABBS)
AmericasMart, Atlanta, GA
Mar 7 – 11
South by Southwest Interactive Festival
Austin, TX
Mar 15 – 18
International Home and Housewares Show
Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL
Mar 19 – 23
Virginia Festival of the Book
Charlottesville, VA
Mar 24 – 25
FIPP 7th Digital Innovators’ Summit
Deutsch Telecom Center, Berlin
Mar 28 – Apr 7
Bangkok International Book Fair
Bangkok, Thailand
Apr 2 – 4
State of Maryland International Reading Council (SoMIRAC) Conference
Hunt Valley Inn, Baltimore, MD
Apr 7
Digital Minds Conference
London, England
Apr 8 – 10
The London Book Fair
Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England
Apr 11 – 14
Museum Store Association Conference and Expo
Houston, TX
Apr 12 – 13
LA Festival of the Book
USC Campus, Los Angeles, CA
Apr 30 – May 5
Abu Dhabi International Book Fair
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Apr 30 – May 4
Geneva International Book Fair
Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland
May 7 – 9
Playcon
Westin Kierland Resort & Spa, Scottsdale, AZ
May 9 – 12
International Reading Association Annual Convention
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA
May 12 – 14
Worldwide Media Marketplace 2014
Bangkok, Thailand
May 15 – 18
Book World Prague
Guest of Honour: Hungary
Palace of Industry, Prague Exhibition Grounds
Jun 2 – 6
CUNY Publishing Institute 2014
CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, New York, NY
Jun 12 – 14
16th National Museum Publishing Seminar
Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers, Boston, MA
Jun 22 – 25
International Christian Retail Show 2014
Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA
Jul 2 – 5
Tokyo International Book Fair
Tokyo, Japan
Jul 23 – 26
Romance Writers of America Conference
San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter & Marriott Riverwalk, San Antonio, TX
