North America

Grand Central
Nicole Kuritsky has been promoted to publicist.
(Publishers Lunch)

HarperCollins
Matthew Benjamin is returning to the imprint of the Collins division as Senior Editor, starting April 28.

Suzanne Wickham has been promoted to senior director of publicity, reporting to Claudia Boutote. She will oversee the Harper One publicity department.

Nicole Vines has joined the special markets department as director of premium and corporate sales.
(Publishers Lunch)

Bob Miller, longtime president of Hyperion, is leaving the company for a new post at HarperCollins. He will report directly to Jane Friedman and start at Harper on April 14.
(Publishers Weekly)

Hatherleigh Press
Andrea Au has resigned as editorial director and managing editor to take on freelance writing and editing projects. Kevin Moran, former Hatherleigh publisher, has also departed the company to start a publishing consulting business.
(Publishers Lunch)

Langenscheidt Publishing Group
Melissa Adams has been named national account manager for Barnes & Noble and Amazon.
(Publishers Lunch)

Orbis Books
The religious publisher has promoted Bernadette Price to associate publisher.
(Publishers Lunch)

Picador
Publicity director Tanya Farrell has been promoted to vice president of publicity and associate publisher. James Meader has been promoted to publicity director.
(Publishers Lunch)

Running Press
Kelli Chipponeri has been promoted to associate editorial director with responsibility for overseeing the Running Press Kids and the Running Press Miniature Edition imprints.
(Publishers Lunch)

The Firm
Margaret O'Connor, formerly at The Gersh Agency, has joined the company.
(Publishers Lunch)

Weinstein Books
President and CEO Rob Weisbach is leaving the company "to pursue other publishing opportunities." Publisher Judy Hottensen has been named interim president.
(Publishers Lunch)

Writer's Digest Books
Kelly Nickell has been promoted to executive editor, with all acquisitions responsibilities for that imprint, reporting to F+W editorial director Jane Friedman.
(Publishers Lunch)

UK/Europe

Bertelsmann
Miriam Fabiancic has been named editor-in-chief of Bertelsmann Direct North America's Spanish-language Mosaico Book Club.
(Publishers Lunch)

Ingenta
Anna Drage has joined as senior client manager. She comes to Ingenta from a similar position at Atypon Systems; her previous experience includes editorial, production and online delivery roles at Oxford University Press and Informa Healthcare.
(Company Announcement)

North America

Andrews McMeel
Paula Hannigan joins, at their Accord division, as children's editor, based in Denver.
(Publishers Lunch)

AAP
John Tagler has been named vice president and executive director of the professional and scholarly publishing (PSP) division, starting April 21 and working in the New York office.
(Publishers Lunch)

BBC Worldwide Americas
Samantha Evans has left the special sales department of Harry N. Abrams and is now associate director of sales & licensing in the consumer products division of BBC Worldwide Americas.
(Publishers Lunch)

Brilliance Audio
Joe McNeely has joined the company, acquiring nonfiction adult titles.
(Publishers Lunch)

Candlewick Press
Jennifer Roberts has been promoted to executive director of marketing, publicity, and events.
(Publishers Lunch)

Crown Publishing Group
Donna Passannante moves over to become marketing director for Clarkson Potter, Potter Craft, Potter Style, and Three Rivers Press, effective April 17.
Patty Berg has been hired to fill Passannante's previous post. Also at Crown, Rachel Klayman has been promoted to executive editor.
(Publishers Lunch)

The Gersh Agency
Vice president of books and literary properties, Amy Schiffman has left the agency and joined IPG (Intellectual Property Group) as a partner.
(Publishers Lunch)

Guideposts Books
The inspirational publisher has appointed Linda Raglan Cunningham vice president and editor in chief of Guideposts Books and Inspirational Media replacing Marilyn Moore who has retired. In addition, David Morris was promoted to managing editor.
(Subtext)

HarperCollins
Caroline Sutton has been named executive editor of the Lifestyle/Wellness imprint. She will start on April 14.
(Publishers Weekly)

Adam Below has been named president and executive editor. Also Adam Korn joined the creative development team as senior editor.
(Subtext)

Hatherleigh Press
Kevin Moran has resigned as publisher to establish a publishing consulting business.
(Publishers Lunch)

ICM
Tina Wexler has been promoted to literary agent.
(Publishers Weekly)

kt Literary, llc.
Kate Schafer has opened her own literary agency.
(Publishers Weekly)

McCormick and Williams
Pilar Queen has joined the company as an agent.
(Publishers Lunch)

Nielsen Business Media
The company named Gerry Byrne senior vice president of its new Entertainment Group.
(Subtext)

Random House Publishing Group
Andrea Sheehan will join the group in early May as vice president, director, digital strategy and business development.
(Publishers Lunch)

Scholastic
At the trade publishing division, Joanne Ruelos has joined the company as senior editor, licensed publishing. Simon Tepas has moved over to the new position of backlist sales manager.
(Publishers Lunch)

Simon & Schuster
Allyn Johnston, formerly editor-in-chief of Harcourt Children's Books, is launching a new imprint at S&S; she will join S&S with the title of vice president and publisher; her imprint will focus on middle grade fiction and picture books and does not yet have a name.
(Publishers Weekly)

UK/Europe

Bloomsbury
Anton Mueller has been hired as executive editor, starting this week. Additionally, Nick Trautwein and Benjamin Adams have been promoted to senior editor and associate editor respectively.
(Publishers Lunch)

Informa
David Gilbertson has resigned as ceo. He will be succeeded by the company's former ceo Peter Rigby, currently its chairman. Senior director Derek Mapp will become non-executive chairman.
(Subtext)

Little, Brown
Publicity director, Heather Fain, has been promoted to vice president and marketing director as Sophie Cottrell moves into her new role as communications director for HBG USA.
(Publishers Lunch)

News Corp.
Matthew Anderson has been appointed group director, strategy and corporate affaires Europe and Asia.
(Subtext)

Publishing Scotland
The company, formerly the Scottish Publishers Association (SPA), has a new chief executive, Marion Sinclair, who takes over from Lorraine Fannin who is retiring after 21 years with the industry body.
(Publishing News)

North America

Albert Whitman & Company
Joe Boyed, president of the Morton Grove, Ill.-based children's book publisher, is retiring, along with his partner, v-p Richard Gutrich. Boyd and Gutrich have sold the operation to John Quattrochi and Patrick McPartland, who used to work for Whitman. Quattrochi will serve as president and McPartland will be vice-president.
(Publishers Weekly)

Octopus Books USA
Jonathan Stolper will head the group as Vice-President, Associate Publisher and will report to Andrew Welham, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Octopus in London and will be based at the Hachette Book Group (HBG) offices in New York.
(Publishing News)

Penguin Group
Recently launched Celebra, the first imprint to exclusively publish mainstream Hispanic personalities, to be run by publisher Raymond Garcia.
(Authorlink)

Plain White Press
Former Sterling executive editor Julie Trelstad has started her own press, which focuses on gift packages-boxed card decks and kits-as well as books. Janey Tannenbaum joined as director of sales and marketing, and the press signed a distribution agreement with Consortium.
(Publishers Weekly)

Rodale
Appointed Karen Rinaldi as svp, general manager and publishing director, Rodale Books, effective April 1.
(Authorlink)

Westview Press
Cathleen Tetro has been promoted to publisher of academic publisher, where she has worked for 12 years.
(Publishers Lunch)

UK/Europe

Audiobook Publishing Association (APA)
Ali Muirden, audio publisher at Macmillan, has been named the new chair, elected by the APA's executive committee. Zoe Howes, audio commissioning editor at Random House, was elected the new vice-chair.
(Publishing News)

Borders
Sarah Osborne, general manager of Borders Islington and the longest-serving member of the UK team, moves to the US this weekend to become general manager of Borders in Palo Alto in California. Nicky Boardman, currently general manager of Borders Norwich, will be the new Islington gm.
(Publishing News)

Egmont UK
Gillian Laskier has joined as Group sales director.
(Publishing News)

HarperCollins Children's Books (HCCB)
Appointed Rachel Denwood to the newly created role of publishing director, with a specific brief to focus on young fiction and the nine-plus market. Denwood is currently editorial director at Macmillan Children's Books and will start at HCCB in May. Gillie Russell taking on the new position of publishing director for the 11-plus market, continuing to work with editorial director Stella Paskins. Both Russell and Denwood will report directly to publisher, Ann-Janine Murtagh. Nick Lake is moving up from senior editor to commissioning editor and Sally Martin is promoted from editor to senior editor, both now reporting to Denwood.
(Publishing News)

Holt Jackson
Following its acquisition by The Little Group, its former chairman and ceo, Kevin Holden, has resigned some of his duties but will remain on the board of directors and stay involved in the day-to-day management of the company. Kathryn Pattinson, managing director of Askews, has joined the board as the new managing director, while Yvette Stafford, md of Browns Books for Students, becomes chairman.
(Publishing News)

Random House
Has recruited Catherine McMahon for the newly created position of Group communications manager. Joanna Taylor also joins Random's CHA division in April as managing editor, replacing Caroline Knight who has moved to Atlantic.
(Publishing News)

North America

ABC Synergy
Gretchen Young has been promoted to editorial director for ABC Synergy, working with Hyperion's corporate partners at ABC, while remaining an executive editor at Hyperion.
(Publishers Lunch)

Avon Books
Erika Tsang has been promoted to executive editor.
(Publishers Lunch)

Bethany House Publishers
Gary Johnson, president, and Carol Johnson, vice president editorial for fiction, are retiring, effective Feb. 29.  They will continue to work part-time for BH, focusing on acquisitions and special projects.
(Publishers Weekly)

HarperCollins
Gillian Blake will be joining the group as executive editor March 31.
(Publishers Weekly)

Ingram Book Group
Spring Arbor Distributors Inc., a part of Ingram Book Group, has appointed Christopher T. Smith director of sales.
(Publishers Weekly)

Nielsen
Senior vice president of Music & Literary and Film & Performing Arts groups John Kilcullen is leaving the company at the end of February.
Gerry Byrne has been hired as senior vice president of a new Nielsen Entertainment Group as of March 1.
(Publishers Lunch)

Penguin Group
This week the company launched Celebra, its first imprint to exclusively publish mainstream Hispanic personalities. About one-third of Celebra’s titles will be translated into Spanish. Raymond Garcia is the imprint’s new publisher.
(Publishers Weekly)

Alexis Washam has been promoted to editor.
(Publishers Lunch)

Random House
This week Random House announced the acquisition earlier this month of visual arts book publisher The Monacelli Press.

Monacelli will be an independent imprint within Random House, separate from the company's other divisions, run by publisher and founder Gianfranco Monacelli who will report to RH deputy chairman Edward Volini. The staff will relocate to Random's Manhattan headquarters, and the company will take over sales and distribution from Penguin as of July 1.
(Publishers Lunch)

Virgin Books USA
Ken Siman is stepping down from the role of publisher and will serve as a consultant.
(Publishers Weekly)

UK/Europe

Borders Group
Borders UK has appointed Julie Howkins as head of E-commerce. He will join the company on 3 March.
(Publishing News)

Publishers Communication Group (PCG)
Andrew Allan has joined PCG to represent the University of California Press in Europe. Andrew will take on responsibility for growing UC Press’ journals and digital content business in the UK and in western and southern Europe, and for providing personal service to the UC Press customers in these regions.

Quercus
The company has promoted acting head of their children's division Roisin Heycock to editorial director.
(Publishers Lunch)

North America

Egmont
Regina Griffin will join the house as executive editor.
(Publishers Weekly)

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton's executive managing editor Becky Saikia-Wilson has been promoted to senior vice president, executive director editorial operations, design, and creative service.
(Publishers Lunch)

Kensington Publishing
The company has acquired most of the publishing assets of Holloway House Publishing in Los Angeles.
(Publishers Weekly)

Pegasus Books
Michael Fusco has been hired as art director.
(Publishers Lunch)

Simon & Schuster
The company has announced a reorganization of their Children's Publishing division. The restructuring creates three distinct units that will handle the hardcover and paperback editions. As a result of this reorganization, Dee Anne Grande, Susan Burke and Renne Fountain have all been laid off.
(Publishers Weekly)

St. Martin's
Lindsay Sagnette will join the company in early March as an editor.
(Publishers Lunch)

Thomas Dunne Books
Karyn Marcus has joined the company as an editor.
(Publishers Lunch)

UK/Europe

Compass DSA Ltd.
Compass Independent Book Sales and Derek Searle Associates have merged to become Compass DSA Ltd. The company will be run by Derek Searle, Alan Jessop and Bob Cripps. Administration will be based in Slough, though the company will retain an office in Chiswick. Compass Academic is unaffected, and will work closely with the new company.
(Publishing News)

HCUK
Charlie Redmayne is to be the new director of Digital Development.
(Publishing News)

James Clarke & Co
The Cambridge-based theological publisher has bought the publishing assets of James Nisbet & Co Ltd which specialises in the field of high- level books on theology, as well as economics and some children's titles.
(Publishing News)

Scholastic
Miles Stevens-Hoare, managing director of the combined Scholastic Book Clubs and Book Fairs division, and Jes Pepper, Group operations director, have both left the company.
(Publishing News)

North America

FinePrint Literary Management
Colleen Lindsay has joined the company as an agent.
(Publishers Lunch)

Harlequin
Kelli Martin has been hired as senior editor, Kimani Romance.
(Publishers Lunch)

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
At the adult trade department, Andrea Schulz has been named vice president and editor-in-chief for the new combined group, as Houghton's Ken Carpenter becomes vice president and director, trade paperbacks for the combined Mariner, Houghton Mifflin and Harvest lists.
(Publishers Lunch)

Hyperion
Barbara Jones has been hired as executive editor.
(Publishers Lunch)

Penguin
Holly Ruck has been promoted to Penguin Children's national account manager.
(Publishers Lunch)

Random House
At RH Children's, Cletus Durkin moves up to vice president, sales director, wholesale/educational & library jobbers; Felicia Frazier takes on additional responsibility for overseeing sales to Amazon and American Wholesale Book Company; Joy Dallanegra-Sanger is joining the company as vice president, director, field sales; and Mark Santella is now vice president, sales director, mass merchandise. Also, Andrew Stanley has been promoted to vice president, director special markets and director proprietary publishing for the adult publishing divisions.
(Publishers Lunch)

Welcome Books
Carol Morgan has been named publicity director at the illustrated book publisher.
(Publishers Weekly)

UK/Europe

Atlantic Books
Caroline Knight will join the company as editorial director in May, reporting to editor-in-chief Ravi Mirchandani.
(Publishers Lunch)

Borders
The company has appointed Neil Fitton to the key role of head of marketing. Regional manager James Sneddon has also been promoted to head of store operations.
(Publishing News)

HarperCollins
Sam Richardson has been promoted to head of Bibles, music and liturgical publishing. He takes up his new role on February 25.
(Publishing News)

Hodder
Ian Metcalfe, has joined Hodder Faith and Hodder General as publisher, Bibles and Digital Media.
(Publishing News)

Lightning Source
Paul Williams has been promoted to sales & market development manager for the UK and John Parsons becomes sales & market development manager for the rest of Europe. Andrea Mansell assumes responsibility for all EMEA territories as client services manager and Rosemarie Wilkinson joins the company as human resources manager. In addition, Lena Hislop has joined as marketing manager for EMEA territories.
(Publishing News)

North America

Andy Ross Literary Agency
Andy Ross has announced the formation of her literary agency in Berkeley, California.
(Publishers Lunch)

Author Solutions
Dave Hulsey has joined as book sales manager for their AuthorHouse, iUniverse and Wordclay brands.
(Publishers Lunch)

Books-A-Million
Karla Wiles has been hired as vice president of marketing.
(Publishers Lunch)

Cambridge University Press
Darren Shannon recently joined as publicity manager.
(Publishers Lunch)

Doubleday Broadway
Judy Jacoby has been promoted from director of advertising to vice president. Also, Janet Hill, executive vice president, has announced her intention to leave the company at the end of the month.
(Publishers Weekly)

Jeffrey Yamaguchi has joined the company as associate director of online marketing.
(Publishers Lunch)

Henry Holt Children's
Nina Ignatowicz left the company to work as a freelance editor.
(Publishers Lunch)

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
At their Children's division, Mary Wilcox has been named vice president, editorial director for franchise publishing, and Julia Richardson has been named editorial director of paperback publishing.
(Publishers Lunch)

Keen Communications
The parent company of Menasha Ridge Press and Clerisy Press, has acquired Berkeley-based Wilderness Press. Wilderness will remain in Berkeley with the same staff, and under the direction of associate publisher Roslyn Bullas.
(Publishers Weekly)

Macmillan
Dan Farley has been named interim president and publisher of Henry Holt division, succeeding John Sterling who is stepping down from those roles to assume a range of new responsibilities as executive vice president of Macmillan. Both men will start their new duties February 25.
(Publishers Weekly)

Nan A. Talese/Doubleday
Lorna Owen has been promoted to senior editor.
(Publishers Lunch)

Pegasus Books
Jessica Case has been promoted to editor.
(Publishers Weekly)

Random House
At their International Sales department, Mary Beth Jarrad will start in March as senior director, based in New York and overseeing sales to the top US-based international distributors, as well as serving as sales director of Latin America.

Emily Feffer and Paul Beason have resigned from the group, leaving the company at the end of February.
(Publishers Lunch)
(Publishers Lunch)

Rose Publishing
The Christian publisher has hired Kelly Becker as vice president, sales.
(Publishers Lunch)

Simon & Schuster
The company has hired Elinor Hirschhorn for the new position of executive vice president, chief digital officer.

At their children division, Laurent Linn has been hired as art director.
(Publishers Lunch)

St. Martin's
Courtney Fisched has moved from publicity to marketing, now serving as marketing manager.
(Publishers Lunch)

Tor Books
Patty Garcia has been promoted to associate director of publicity; Alexis Saarela has been promoted to publicity manager; Dot Lin has been promoted to publicity manager; and Kyle Avery is moving over from sales to become a publicist.
(Publishers Lunch)

UK/Europe

Authors Agents Association
The officers have now changed with Clare Alexander ceding the Presidency to Philippa Milnes-Smith, MD of LAW. Anthony Goff, MD of David Higham Associates, takes over as Vice-President. Sheila Crowley of A P Watt becomes Treasurer, and the eponymous Jenny Brown joins the committee alongside Penny Holroyde of Caroline Sheldon and Jim Gill of United Agents.
(Publishing News)

Conville & Walsh
Peter Tallack has left to start his own agency.
(Publishers Weekly)

Lightning Source
Appointed David Piper as deputy managing director, with responsibility for day-to-day operations, as well as the development of business models for the UK facility.
(Publishing News)

Marsh Agency
Piers Russell-Cobb's and MediaFund's literary agency business have been integrated into the Marsh Agency with immediate effect.
(Publishing News)

Octopus
John Gaisford, managing director and publishers of the Octopus Publishing Group's Philip's division, is leaving after 20 years with the company.
(Publishing News)

Publishing Scotland
CEO Lorraine Fannin will step down this July.
(Publishing News)

Random House
Mike Zaug is promoted to sales director, the Middle East, also including India and South Africa; Anke Reichelt was recently named sales director for Europe and the UK.
(Publishers Lunch)

North America

Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Jamie Weiss Chilton and Jennifer Laughran have joined the company as associate agents.
(Publishers Lunch)

Ballantine Books
David Moench and Lisa Barnes have been named assistant director of publicity and publicity manager, respectively.
(Publishing Trends)

Bloomsbury USA
Annik Lafarge is leaving the company.
(Publishing Trends)

Brick House Literary Agents
Jenni Ferrari-Adler has joined the company as an agent.
(Publishers Lunch)

Chronicle
Tyrrell Mahoney has been promoted to vice president of sales, marketing and business development.
(Publishing Trends)

Crown
Alison Stoltzfus is joining as associate managing editor for reference and value, replacing Trish Dublin who is handling project management for the Interactive Media Group.
(Publishing Trends)

Doubleday Broadway
Dan Feder has been promoted to associate editor.
(Publishers Lunch)

Globe Pequot
Jennifer Black has joined as senior national account manager.
(Publishing Trends)

HarperCollins
Nancy Miller will join the company as vice president, executive editor, starting next month.
(Publishers Lunch)

Hyperion
Brendan Duffy has been promoted to editor.
(Publishing Trends)

InkWell
Susan Arellano has joined the company.
(Publishing Trends)

IPG
Karen Adler has joined the sales team as educational sales rep.
(Publishing Trends)

Janklow & Nesbit
Agent Kate Schafer has left after almost ten years to set up kt literary in Denver, CO.
(Publishers Lunch)

Kirkus Reviews
Hired Vicky Smith as children's book review editor, effective February 18, replacing Karen Breen, who plans to retire.
(Publishers Lunch)

McEvoy Group
Abby Hoffman joins the company as director for business development.
(Publishing Trends)

Morgan James Publishing
Rick Frishman has been named to the management team.
(Publishers Weekly)

Other Press
Rosemary Ahern has left the press.
(Publishing Trends)

Planned Television Arts
David Hahn has been promoted to managing director and EVO.
(Publishing Trends)

Pocket Books
Melissa Gramstad and Erica Feldon have both been promoted to publicity manager.
(Publishers Lunch)

Random House
In the adult sales group, Marty McGrath is leaving the company as the position of deputy director has been eliminated. Bill Huelster, director of proprietary sales will also be leaving the company.

Al Greco and Paul Kozlowski have been named to the newly created positions of vice president, director, sales marketing and vice president, director adult retail sales, respectively. Tom Cox has been promoted to vice president, mass merchandiser and distributor sales. Glenn Ellis has been named vice president, director of adult field sales, replacing Kozlowski and Christian Waters has been named vice president, director sales planning.

In the Academic Marketing division, Michael Gentile has been promoted to director and Josh Black to manager.
(Publishers Weekly)

Millicent Bennett is joining the company.
(Publishers Lunch)

George Fisher is retiring after 35 years in book publishing. Jennifer Huwer and Karen Fink have both been promoted to senior publicists.
(Publishing Trends)

Riverhead
Megan Lynch has been promoted to senior editor.
(Publishers Lunch)

The Creative Culture
Matthew Elblonk has joined the company as an agent.
(Publishing Trends)

Viking Penguin
Liz Van Hoose is joining the company as associate editor.
(Publishers Lunch)

Voice
Sarah Landis has been promoted to editor at the imprint.
(Publishing Trends)

UK/Europe

Simon & Schuster
Charlotte Robertson has been promoted to group sales & marketing director.
(Publishing News)

Virgin Books
Louisa Joyner will join the company in March as editorial director.
(Publishers Lunch)

Woolworths Group
Lloyd Wigglesworth, EUK MD is leaving the company; Steve Lewis is taking over his position.
(Publishing News)

North America

Borders
Gary Baker has been appointed to the new position of vice president, IT delivery services, starting January 22nd.
(Publishers Lunch)

HarperCollins
At Harper Children's, Jodi Harris has been promoted to editorial director of the Festival imprint and Erin Stein has been promoted to executive editor in the Entertainment group.
(Publishers Lunch)

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Lori Glazer has been promoted to vice president, executive director of publicity for HM Harcourt's trade and reference division.
(Publishers Lunch)

Ingram Book Group
President and CEO Jim Chandler is retiring. COO David (Skip) Prichard, will take over.
(Publishers Lunch)

Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency
Ruth Mirsky has been promoted to agent.
(Publishers Lunch)

Karibu Books
The company, headquartered in Temple Hills, Md., will shut down by mid-February. Pentagon City store has already closed. Locations in Security Square and Forestville are slated to close on Sunday, with remaining stores in Bowie Town Center, the Mall at Prince Georges and Iverson Mall closing on February 10.
(Publishers Weekly)

Nicholas Brealey Publishing and Intercultural Press
Chuck Dresner has been promoted to vice president, associate publisher and Jennifer Olsen has been promoted to assistant editor.
(Publishers Lunch)

Penguin Group Canada
The company announced a restructuring that includes the departure of senior editor Barbara Berson. Editorial director Andrea Magyar is charged with developing corporate/custom publishing. She will keep responsibility for certain non-fiction areas, but will give up most of her fiction authors.
Editorial director, Diane Turbide oversees all other non-fiction, and will share oversight of literary non-fiction with executive editor in charge of fiction Nicole Winstanley. Winstanley will also oversee children's publishing, and will take over Berson's authors. Senior editor Helen Reeves will now focus on non-fiction, and report to Turbide.
(Publishers Lunch)

Reader's Digest
Lifestyle/cookbook editor and food writer Elissa Altman has joined the company as associate editorial director.
(Publishers Lunch)

Simon & Schuster
Priscilla Painton has been made editor-in-chief of S&S's adult trade list beginning March 3rd.
(Publishing News)

Kerri Kolen and Sarah Hochman have each been promoted to editor, and Nina Schwartz has been promoted to assistant editor.
(Publishers Lunch)

Smithsonian Books
Senior editor, T.J. Kelleher is leaving the company to join science culture magazine Seed.
(Publishers Lunch)

The Lyons Press
Keith Wallman joined the company last month as an editor, acquiring mostly narrative nonfiction.
(Publishers Lunch)

UK/Europe

Grindley's
Martin Grindley is to close his bookshop in Leigh-on-Sea, bringing to an end 61 years of independent bookselling in the town.
(Publishing News)

Little, Brown
Jana Sommerlad, Piatkus Books publicity director, is leaving the company at the end of January.
(Publishing News)

Penguin
Penguin Scotland editor, Judy Moir, is leaving the company at the end of January.
(Publishers Lunch)

Waterside
Julian Rivers joins the company as chairman and Phil Richardson as sales director.
(Publishing News)

North America

Atlas Books
The distribution arm of BookMasters in Ashland, OH, purchased Biblio Distribution, the small press sister company of National Book Network (NBN).
(Publishers Weekly)

Audible
Glen Rogers, COO, will leave the company.
(Subtext)

Bliss Literary Agency International
Jenoyne Adams has started her own agency.
(Publishers Lunch)

Bloomberg Press
Mary Ann McGuigan has been named publisher and Stephen Isaacs has been promoted to editorial director.
(Publishers Lunch)

Borders Group
Richard McGuire has joined the board of directors.
(Publishers Lunch)

Demos Medical Publishing
Paul Choi has been named vice president of finance and operation.
(Publishers Weekly)

Diggs McQuillar
Former editor Anita Diggs has opened her own literary agency.
(Publishers Lunch)

DK Publishing
Anja Schmidt has been promoted to executive editor.
(Publishers Lunch)

Elsevier
The company has acquired Orlando, Florida-based MEDai Inc., a company that analyzes healthcare claims and serves to improve the delivery of healthcare for payers and providers.
(Subtext)

eMusic
Kip Morgan has been named chief marketing office.
(Publishers Weekly)


Globe Pequot
Hilary Black has joined the company as editor at large. John Groton has joined the company as executive director, trade and special sales and Michelle Lewy has been promoted to senior vice president, director of sales and new product development.
(Publishers Lunch)

Greenleaf Book Group
Meg La Borde has been promoted to chief operating officer.
(Publishers Lunch)

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Jennifer Haller has been named vice president and associate publisher of Harcourt Children's Books.
Other newly appointed executives at HMH include Betsy Groban, head of children's; Laurie Brown, vice president of sales, and Bridget Marmion, head of marketing.
(Publishers Weekly)

Becky Saletan, has been named senior vice president, publisher of adult trade books and Janet Silver is leaving the house.
In the trade and reference division, Maire Gorman becomes vice president, director of sales; Paul Von Drasek will be director of field sales; John Mendelson is named director of national accounts; and Colleen Murphy becomes director of special markets.
(Publishers Lunch)

Harper Collins
In the international sales department, Samantha Hagerbaumer and Meredith Greenhouse have been promoted to associate director, international sales & marketing and associate director, international sales, respectively.
Eryn Wade has been promoted to international marketing manager, and Austin Tripp and Tina Parmar have been promoted to sales representative, joining new hire Marit Vagstad.
Also, Sally Kim will join the company as executive editor, starting on February 6.
(Publishers Lunch)

Hyperion
Editor-in-chief Will Schwalbe is leaving the company at the end of next week.
(Publishers Weekly)

Ingenta
Rebecca Lenzini, president of The Charleston Company, joined the firm as director of business development for Publisher Services.

Jeff Downing will join the company in February as the manager of Library Relation, and will pursue opportunities for the company's suite of integrated library services.

Jones & Bartlett
The educational publisher of Sudsbury, Massachusetts, has acquired medical publisher Physicians' Press based in Royal Oak, Michigan.
(Subtext)

Kaplan
Sari Factor has been named president of K12 learning services division.
(Subtext)

Kudzu Book Traders
The company is closing at the end of March. The decision comes after the death of owner and founder Steve Wilson in August last year.
(Publishers Weekly)

Macmillan
Macmillan Education chairman Christopher Paterson will leave the company, as Macmillan UK COO Julian Drinkall takes over the global education business based in Oxford in the newly-created role of chief executive.
(Publishers Lunch)

Penguin
Carrie Swetonic has been named marketing manager for the company imprints Dutton and Gotham.
(Publishers Weekly)

Pocket Books
Jennifer Heddle has been promoted to senior editor.
(Publishers Lunch)

Random House
Publisher of RH Trade Paperbacks and Modern Library Jane von Mehren was named senior vice president.
In the RH Publishing Group, Avideh Bashirrad has been named deputy director of marketing; Debbie Aroff and Susanna Porter have been promoted to assistant marketing manager and executive editor, respectively.
(Publishers Lunch)

Jaci Updike has been promoted to senior vice president; also Nina Von Moltke has been promoted to vice president of corporate development.
(Publishers Weekly)

Recorded Books
The company appointed Scott Williams president, succeeding David Berset, who left to pursue other interests.
(Subtext)

Reed Business Information
Mark Finkelstein has been named president of its Boston division.
(Subtext)

Simon & Schuster
Priscilla Painton has been hired as new editor-in-chief for the adult trade imprint; also David Cashion will join the company on February 4 as executive editor of Abrams Image.
Howard Reeves has been promoted to senior vice president, publisher Abrams Children's and Amulet; Susan Van Metre has been promoted to editorial director for the Amulet imprint; and Chad Beckerman has been promoted to art director for both children's lines.
(Publishers Lunch)

Spiegel & Grau
Tina Pohlman will join the company as senior editor, hardcovers, and editorial director, paperbacks; she will start on February 11.
(Publishers Lunch)

Stephanie Tade Agency
Dana Bacher has been hired as agent and subsidiary rights manager.
(Publishers Lunch)

Sterling Publishing
CEO and publisher Charlie Nurnberg is leaving the company this week and Marcus Leaver has been promoted to president. Jason Prince has been named publisher.
(Publishers Weekly)

Stewart, Tabori and Chang
Jennifer Levesque and Kristen Latta have been promoted to executive editor and associate editor, respectively.
(Publishers Lunch)

Thomas Nelson
Charlie Moore has joined the company as vice president of brand management.
(Publishers Lunch)

UK/Europe

Gardners Books
The company has been named as the fulfillment partner for Borders UK's new web site.
(Publishers Lunch)

History Press
Gary Chapman has been appointed head of marketing.
(PN Direct)

Publishers Licensing Society
Graham Taylor has been appointed Chairman of the non-profit organization which represents UK publishers on matters relating to collective copyright and licensing.
(PN Direct)

Random House
Geirgua Lawe is joining the company on 18 February as deputy publicity director.
(PN Direct)

North America

Baker & Taylor
Richard Willis has resigned as chairman and CEO, effective immediately. Jack Eugster, a member of the B&T board and former chairman of Musicland, has been named to succeed Willis as chairman.
(Publishers Weekly)

David Cully has joined the company in the new position of executive vice president of merchandising, reporting to President Arnie Wight.
(Publishers Lunch)

Del Rey
Chris Schluep has been promoted to senior editor and Keith Clayton has been promoted to editor & licensing manager.
(Publishers Lunch)

Dial Children's
Kate Harrison has joined the imprint as senior editor. Additionally, Jessica Garrison has been promoted to editor.
(Publishers Lunch)

DK
Rachel Kempster has been promoted to associate director of publicity.
(Publishers Lunch)

Ecco
Millicent Bennett has been promoted to editor.
(Publishers Lunch)

Grand Haven
Tim Ditlow has joined Grand Haven.
(Publishers Weekly)

Harper One
Mark Tauber has been promoted to senior vice president, publisher.
(Publishers Lunch)

Holt Children's
Sally Doherty has joined the company as executive editor.
(Publishers Lunch)

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Betsy Groban has been made senior vice president and publisher of the children's book group. Harcourt Children's head Lori Benton will leave the company at the end of the month.
(Publishers Lunch)

Ingram Book Group
Joe Reynolds will become president of Ingram Library Services Inc. and group managing director of Coutts Information Services. As part of his expanding role, he will also become senior vice president of Ingram Book Group.
(Publishers Weekly)

InkWell Management
Patricia Burke has been hired as director of dramatic rights.
(Publishers Lunch)

Macmillan Publishers
The company announced the acquisition of Plymouth, Mich.-based Hayden-McNeil Publishing and Hayden-McNeil Specialty Products. The company will continue to operate as a stand-alone business within the Macmillan portfolio. Jeff McCarthy, president, will continue to lead Hayden-McNeil, with the current management team.
(Publishers Weekly)

Random House
In the academic marketing department, Michael Gentile has been promoted to director, academic marketing, and Josh Black has been promoted to manager.
Audible COO Glenn Rogers will leave the company to return to his consulting practice.
(Publishers Lunch)

Reed Publishing Group
Jeff DeBalko has been named president, this promotion that puts him in charge of the Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and School Library Journal franchises. Ron Shank, who was named vice president /group publisher of the publishing magazines late last year, will report to DeBalko,while continuing to work directly with the heads of the different publications.
Also, David Nudo will leave PW as publisher later this month.
(Publishers Weekly)

William Morrow
Katherine Nintzel has been promoted to editor.
(Publishers Lunch)

UK/Europe

Aitken Alexander
Andrew Kidd is leaving Pan Macmillan's to join Aitken Alexander as an agent.
(Publishers Lunch)

APA Publications
Katherine Leck joins the company as publishing director this month.
(Publishing News)

Bertelsmann
Former chief executive Gunter Thielen has been named chairman of the company's supervisory board. He takes over from Dieter Vogel, who retired at the end of last year.
(Publishers Lunch)

HarperCollins
The company has appointed Nigel Ward, as managing director of Collins Education. He will report to CEO Victoria Barnsley and sit on the Executive Committee.
(Publishing News)

Lonely Planet
The company has promoted guidebook publisher Alex Fenby to global publisher, responsible for all print publishing. Simon Westcott has left the company to start his own business.
(Publishers Lunch)

Oxford University Press
The company has appointed Harriet Bayly as its new Children's publicity manager.
(Publishing News)

Penguin
Azia Cheng has joined the company as Sales Representative in China. She will be representing Penguin Books UK and USA as well as Penguin's agencies Bloomsbury, A&C Black and V&A. She will report to Yvonne Francis, International Sales Manager, in the UK and Devin Kirk, International Sales Manager, in the US.
(Publishing News)

North America

Baker & Taylor
Richard Willis has resigned as chairman and CEO of the wholesaler, effective immediately. Jack Eugster, a member of the B&T board and former chairman of Musicland, has been named to succeed Willis as chairman. Arnie Wright, president, will continue to oversee the day-to-day operations of the wholesaler, working with all senior divisional managers.
(Publishers Weekly)

Ballantine
Christina Duffy has been promoted to editor.
(Publishers Lunch)

Becker&Mayer
Adrian Liang has been promoted to adult book group manager.
(Publishers Lunch)

Cengage Learning
William Rieders has been hired as executive vice president, reporting to CEO and president Ronald Dunn.
(Publishers Lunch)

Christy Ottaviano Books
Christy Ottaviano is launching her own eponymous imprint.
(Publishers Weekly)

Hal Leonard Performing Arts Publishing Group
Diane Levinson joins as publicity and marketing manager. She replaces Jenna Young, who is moving to Berlin where she will expand her publicity company.
(Publishers Lunch)

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers
Dan Farley, who had served as president of Harcourt Trade, will leave the company at the end of January.

Bridget Marmion, who had been corporate vice president and director of marketing of Houghton Mifflin, was named senior vice president of marketing.
  
Laurie Brown, who's been senior vice president of sales and marketing at Harcourt since 2002, has been named senior vice president of sales.

Mia Camacho has been promoted from corporate vice president, director of finance, planning and operations at Houghton Mifflin to senior vice president of finance and operations.
(Publishers Weekly)

iAmplify.com
David Naggar, who recently resigned from his post as president of Random House Audio (and Random House Information and Fodor's Travel groups), has joined the company as president.
(Publishers Weekly)

Random House Publishing Group
Benjamin Dreyer has been promoted to senior managing editor and copy chief.
(Publishers Lunch)

Simon & Schuster
In the Children's Publicity department, Nicole Russo has been promoted to associate director, and Lila Haber has been promoted to publicity manager.
(Publishers Lunch)

Soho Press
Will expand their mystery publishing in spring 2008 with the addition of the Soho Constable imprint.
(Publishers Lunch)

The Penguin Press
Jane Fleming has been promoted to editor.
(Publishers Lunch)

UK/Europe

Anderson Literary Management
Samantha Edussuriya, formerly managing editor and marketing manager for Hippocrene Books in New York, has joined the company as managing director.
(Publishing News)