HC appoints Katrina Troy to head fiction

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Thu, 27/10/2011 - 08:15 HarperCollins has appointed Katrina Troy, currently head of commercial affairs for Vintage and Mainstream Publishing, as its commercial director for its fiction division. Troy will join in January 2012 and report to group commercial director Tom Fussell. She will work with fiction publisher Kate Elton and be involved in the likes of acquisitions, budgets and forecasting. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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