PEOPLE At Penguin Random House, Carisa Hays will be leaving her role as publicity director. Following the retirements of Subsidiary Rights VP Leigh Butler and VPHal Fessenden, Tom Dussel will lead the team in the new role of VP, director, subrights, reporting to Allison Dobson at Penguin Publishing Group. Sabila Khan will lead the foreign…Continue Reading
PEOPLE Jon Yaged has been named President at Macmillan, filling the position vacated by Don Weisberg when he became CEO last year after the surprise departure of Jon Sargent. Jeff Carroll, EVP, Marketing & Consumer Strategy, is departing the company after that position was eliminated. Meghan Leahy moves over to Macmillan as Sales Representative; she…Continue Reading
PEOPLE At Grand Central, Colin Dickerman will join as VP, Editorial Director, Nonfiction on January 19. Most recently he was Executive Editor at Farrar, Straus & Giroux. As part of the Frankfurt Book Fair’s restructuring, the New York office will close at the end of 2020. As a result, VP, English-Language Markets Thomas Minkus will…Continue Reading
PEOPLE Terry Newell has retired from Weldon Owen, where he was CEO. He may be reached at noodlesterry@gmail.com. Update added to original post on 9/17/14. Lisa Gallagher will move to DeFiore and Company as Literary Agent. Previously, Gallagher was at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates. Update added to original post on 9/17/14. Martha Otis will join Verso Advertising as President on October 1st when…Continue Reading
PEOPLE HarperCollins announced a new management structure following Jane Friedman’s June 4 resignation and the appointment of Brian Murray as President and CEO HarperCollins Publishers Worldwide. Michael Morrison was also promoted to President and Publisher, U.S. General Books and Canada, and Victoria Barnsley has been promoted to CEO and Publisher HCUK and International, overseeing the…Continue Reading
