Publishing

Los Angeles, CA, October 10, 2007 – David Renzer, Chairman & CEO, Universal Music Publishing Group, today announced the successful renewal of an exclusive, world-wide publishing agreement with multi-platinum, 4X Grammy award-winning, Foo Fighters frontman, Dave Grohl.    » read more »

Author to Be Offered a Publishing Contract from Touchstone Imprint of Simon and Schuster

New York, NY, Tuesday, October 9, 2007 -- Media Predict and Touchstone Books, an imprint of publishing company Simon & Schuster, Inc, today announced the grand prize winner of the Media Predict Project Publish competition a novel, Hollywood Car Wash, by Lori Culwell. The winner will be offered a publishing contract with Touchstone. Senior Editor Amanda Patten will edit the book. The author is represented by Matthew Guma at The Guma Agency.    » read more »

October 4, 2007 -- Annette Thomas, currently Managing Director of the Nature Publishing Group (NPG), has been appointed CEO of Macmillan Ltd with immediate effect, following the departure of Richard Charkin.

Annette will have the same structural responsibilities as Richard did and will therefore report to Stefan von Holtzbrinck, CEO of Holtzbrinck Group, Macmillan’s parent company. John Sargent will continue to be responsible for the US operation, reporting to Stefan.    » read more »

October 04, 2007 -- IPC Southbank announces today the appointment of Lynsey Bushell as publisher of leading home interest titles Livingetc and 25 Beautiful Homes.

Lynsey is currently publisher on IPC Southbank's Hair and Wedding titles, joining the group in February 2005.    » read more »

October 1, 2007 -- Pan Macmillan has acquired children’s publisher Kingfisher from Houghton Mifflin for an undisclosed sum. Kingfisher will become an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Books in the UK, under Managing Director Emma Hopkin. US operations will be run by Simon Boughton, Publisher of Roaring Brook Press, part of the wider Holtzbrinck Group.    » read more »

26 September 2007 -- Macmillan announced today that Richard Charkin will leave his post as CEO after exactly ten years with the company. He will take up a new position as Executive Director of Bloomsbury plc on Monday 1 October 2007.

Richard commented, “It is exactly ten years since I accepted the job as Chief Executive of Macmillan and it has been the best ten years of my career. I have been able to work in a company with strong values and traditions owned by a family committed to quality, innovation and autonomy.    » read more »

09.06.2007 -- Jack Romanos, President and Chief Executive Officer of Simon & Schuster, Inc., announced today that he will retire from that post, effective Dec. 31, 2007. Romanos will continue to serve in an advisory capacity to CBS Corporation President and CEO Leslie Moonves through 2009.

Carolyn K. Reidy, currently President of Simon & Schuster’s Adult Publishing Division, will assume the role of President and Chief Executive Officer upon Romanos’ retirement.    » read more »