Tag Archives: Lisa Beech

People Round-Up, Mid-November 2022

PEOPLE Michael Jacobs, President and CEO of Abrams, will step down from that role on November 28, to be succeeded by Mary McAveney. Jacobs will become executive chair of the board and serve in an advisory capacity during the transition. McAveney has been working as Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Marketing Officer at Open Road…Continue Reading

People Round-Up, Early February 2022

PEOPLE Jamie Raab has become Publisher-at-Large for parent company Macmillan, stepping down from her previous role as President of Celadon Books. Imprint cofounder Deb Futter, previously SVP and Co-Publisher, has consequently been named President and Publisher. Elsewhere at Macmillan, Diane Dilluvio, formerly Associate Director at Wolters Kluwer, also joins the company as Senior Production Manager,…Continue Reading

People Round-Up, Early June 2016

PEOPLE At Penguin Random House, Windy Dorrestyn is now Director of Marketing at Ten Speed Press. She was previously Senior Merchandiser at Old Navy. Additionally, Lisa Beech is now Assistant Director of Publicity at WaterBrook & Multnomah. She was Associate Director of Publicity at David C Cook. Rachel Fershleiser will join Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in…Continue Reading