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 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 The news of Perseus’s sale surprised publishers, but the response both inside the company and from industry observers seems generally upbeat. No personnel announcements have been made but the sales and distribution staff will become employees of Ingram while all the publishing people report to Hachette. The deal is scheduled to close July 31st. Hachette has…Continue Reading
