PEOPLE Fritz Foy is retiring as President and Publisher of Tom Doherty Associates and is being succeeded by Devi Pillai effective immediately. Pillai was previously Publisher and VP for Tor Books. At Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, Ann Marie Wong joins as Editorial Director. Previously she was Senior Editorial Director at Scholastic Book Clubs….Continue Reading
PEOPLE Amazon has named Zola Mashariki, former Head of Original Programming at BET and SVP, Production at Fox Searchlight Studios, as the new Head of Audible Studios. She will lead original content creation, oversee studio operations, and develop and implement content strategy. LaSharah S. Bunting will join the Simon & Schuster imprint as VP, Executive…Continue Reading
PEOPLE At Quirk Books, Brett Cohen is resigning as President and Publisher after twenty years with the company. Founder and owner David Borgenicht will return to his previous role as President. Jhanteigh Kupihea has been named Publisher and will lead the creative group. Monika Hewlett has also departed her position as VP, Director of Sales….Continue Reading
PEOPLE David Wan will retire as CEO of Harvard Business Publishing this June, having led the publisher since 2002. SVP and Chief Product Innovation Officer Josh Macht will take over as Acting CEO until a permanent successor is found. Effective March 8, Mary Marotta will join Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group as SVP, Group Sales Director….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 Scholastic, Rose Else-Mitchelle rejoins as President, Education Solutions and will begin leading a combined education solutions group on June 1. Current President Greg Worrell will continue to advise after the transition until his retirement in December 2021. Carrie Bloxson has been appointed VP of Diversity and Inclusion by Hachette Book Group, beginning…Continue Reading
PEOPLE Following the departure of Bruce Nichols from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Deb Brody has been named VP, Publisher of the adult trade division. Brody has been with HMH since 2016, when she joined as Editorial Director from her previous position as Executive Editor at William Morrow. Justin Schwartz, previously Executive Editor at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,…Continue Reading
PEOPLE On January 2, Audible founder Don Katz will turn over his position as CEO to Bob Carrigan, who was previously Chairman and CEO at Dun & Bradstreet. Katz will transition to Executive Chairman. Ken Michaels, CEO of Macmillan Learning since 2015, has resigned. At Tor, Katie Klimowicz, formerly Senior Designer at Macmillan Children’s Publishing…Continue Reading
PEOPLE At Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Mike Evans joins as Chief Revenue Officer on September 16. He was most recently Chief Financial Officer at McGraw-Hill Education. Rachel Sanders, most recently Marketing Director at ReaderLink, joins as Director, Field Sales and Events. Additionally, Debbie Engel has retired as VP, Subsidiary Rights. Jackie De Leo, formerly VP of…Continue Reading
PEOPLE Mike Evans has joined McGraw-Hill as Chief Financial Officer. He was previously Chief Operating Officer and CFO at Renaissance, a company specializing in learning analytics for pre-K through 12th grade. At Thomas Nelson, Timothy Paulson has joined as VP and Publisher, beginning February 4. He was most recently General Manager, Science Brands at Kalmbach…Continue Reading
