Booktrust appoints Diana Gerald as chief executive

Reading charity Booktrust has appointed Diana Gerald as its new chief executive. Gerald replaces Viv Bird and will take up the position in March. Gerald joins Booktrust from Ark Schools, an education charity that runs school academies in disadvantaged areas of the country, where she held the position of chief operating officer. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]

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The Australian appoints Michelle Gunn as first female editor in newspaper's 56-year history

Gunn, who will remain as editor of the Weekend Australian, began her career as a cadet journalist at the News Corp titleThe weekday Australian has appointed its first female editor in its 56-year history in Michelle Gunn, the editor of the Weekend Australian since 2012.Editor John Lehmann is... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-05-15 05:41:11 UTC ]
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Penske Media Names Its First Chief Digital Officer | People on the Move

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[ Folio Magazine | 2020-05-07 15:03:14 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed News Has a New Editor in Chief

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[ The New York Times | 2020-05-05 18:05:38 UTC ]
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News Corp Appoints Almar Latour as CEO of Dow Jones, Publisher of The Wall Street Journal

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Informa Cuts Executive Pay, Suspends Dividends and Issues New Equity

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[ Folio Magazine | 2020-04-16 18:02:14 UTC ]
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Anna Bond appointed Octopus m.d., as Goff departs

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-15 11:53:12 UTC ]
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The Economist Names Its First Chief Product Officer | People on the Move

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[ Folio Magazine | 2020-04-08 13:33:01 UTC ]
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Cowell launches BookTrust Home Time for children during school closures

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[ Folio Magazine | 2020-03-17 14:43:03 UTC ]
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Four Questions for Texas Library Association Executive Director Shirley Robinson

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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AT&T’s advertising unit chief resigns after joining company less than three years ago, report says

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[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-03-11 18:26:08 UTC ]
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Mark Richards to set up Swift Press with Profile's Diana Broccardo

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5 Questions for Kristen O’Hara, Chief Business Officer of Hearst Magazines

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Jenny Ridout has been appointed the new managing director of Bloomsbury's Non-Consumer division. She succeeds Jonathan Glasspool, whose imminent retirement in July after 20 years with the publisher was announced last year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Ed Vere named BookTrust's new illustrator in residence

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Arrow's Griffin appointed publishing director

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