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Meredith Greenhouse will join Perseus Book Group as VP, International Sales and Marketing. She was Senior Director of International Sales at HarperCollins.
Susan Reich will retire as President of Publishers Group West in March 2015. She has been president of the company for seven years. Perseus President and CEO David Steinberger said of her “Susan has done an exemplary job leading PGW for the last seven years. She has a well-deserved reputation as a professional of high integrity and excellent judgment who guides PGW with an endearing combination of directness and wit.”
Kelly Leonard was named Director of Digital Marketing at Regan Arts. She was previously VP, Web Strategies at Hachette Book Group. Tracy Brickman will also join Regan Arts as Publicist. She was previously Associate Publicist at Hachette.
Mark Smith has been named CEO of Bonnier Publishing Fiction in London, merging his company Zaffre Publishing with Bonnier. Previously, he was Founder and CEO of Quercus.
Simon & Schuster VP and Associate Publisher Suzanne Donahue will be leaving the company after 27 years. She can be reached at tylerhillgirl@yahoo.com.
Christopher Cosgrove is now National Account Manager, Adult and Audio at Simon & Schuster. He was previously Assistant Manager, Online Sales & Marketing at Penguin Random House.
Steve Bevis joined Bookmasters as Director of Information Technology. He was most recently Owner and Chief Consultant at Almond Group Technologies.
In children’s publishing, Andrew Karre will join Dutton Children’s as Executive Editor. Previously, he was Editorial Director at Lerner Publishing Group. . . Mary McCue joined Random House Children’s as Assistant Director of Publicity. She was most recently Senior Publicity Manager at Simon & Schuster/Gallery/Threshold. . . Rex Ogle joined Little, Brown Books for Young Readers as Senior Editor of Brand, Licensed, and Media Tie-In publishing. He was most recently Senior Editor at Scholastic.
At literary agencies, Stephen Barbara is moving to Inkwell Management from Foundry Literary + Media, bringing his 50 clients with him. . . Cindy Whittemore rejoined Alive Literary Agency as Contracts Director. She was Senior Director, Contracts at Harper Christian. . . Marietta B. Zacker was promoted to Senior Agent at Nancy Gallt Literary Agency.
Susan Murphy will join Harper Wave as Editor. Previously, she was Associate Editor at Little, Brown.
Barbara Casey is now Partner at Strategic Media Books, where she will oversee acquisitions, company operations, and book production. She will continue as President of the Barbara Casey Agency.
Kathryn Schulz will join the New Yorker as Staff Writer. She will write book reviews, web pieces, and features. Previously, she was Book Critic at New York Magazine.
Kristi Marchbanks is now Senior VP, Global Sales, Marketing, and Customer Experience at ProQuest.
Irv Myers will step down as President and CEO of New Leaf at the end of the year. He will be opening Myers Associates, a consulting business. He can be reached at irvmyers@hotmail.com.
Yelba Quinn joined Brookings Institution Press as Marketing Manager. She was previously Associate Director of Books and Electronic Products, Sales and Marketing at American Pharmacists Association.
In religious publishing, Lori Cloud joined HarperCollins Christian Publishing as VP of Marketing for W. Publishing. She was previously Executive Director of Client Services at G7 Entertainment. . . . Andrew Stoddard joined WaterBrook Multnomah as Editor. He was previously Acquisitions Editor at David C. Cook.
Darren Gillgrass joined Copyright Clearance Center as Director, Product Management, Rightsholder Products and Services. He was formerly founder of publishing consulting company Healthcare Consulting Limited.
Molly Quinn will joining Housing Works Bookstore Cafe in January as Director of Public Programming. Previously, she was Production Coordinator for Literary Programs at Symphony Space.