John Leahy has been appointed the chief financial officer of Cengage Learning with effect from 1st December. Based in Boston, Leahy will lead the company’s financial management team and all financial activity for Cengage Learning, and will report to the chief executive officer Michael Hansen as part of the executive team. Hansen said: “I am very pleased to welcome John to Cengage Learning and look forward to his leadership of our newly re-established financial management team at this important time in our company’s transformation.” Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers McGraw-Hill and Cengage have mutually agreed to call off their planned merger. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-04 10:50:25 UTC ]
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The inability to reach an agreement with the government about which divestitures the publishers needed to make to allow the merger to move forward led to the deal being canceled, the companies said. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Libro.fm is hiring 10 booksellers from the ranks of those who were laid off due to the new coronavirus crisis as part of a special month-long project. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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With Bologna postponed, and the Paris, Leipzig and London book fairs cancelled, editors and agents are worried they’ll miss out on crucial deals this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-06 00:29:32 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_176661" align="alignright" width="150"] Janet King[/caption] Last week, SourceMedia relaunched as Arizent, revealing what it says is a new, mission-driven organization and strategy. Amid the relaunch are multiple leadership appointments. Janet King joins the company as... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-01-30 20:12:20 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_175627" align="alignright" width="150"] Kristen O'Hara[/caption] Hearst Magazines has named Kristen O’Hara senior vice president and chief business officer, a new position created as part of a succession plan for longtime president, marketing and publishing director,... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-12-19 19:09:52 UTC ]
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Cengage has reported revenue of $693m in the six months to end September 2019, a fall of 9.1% from the first-half in the previous financial year ($762.6m). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-14 21:42:50 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_174829" align="alignright" width="150"] Rachel Kay[/caption] On Wednesday, Hearst announced the hiring of Rachel Kay as vice president of talent, a newly created role that will advance talent recruiting programs across the company. Reporting directly to Hearst COO Mark... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-11-07 21:17:21 UTC ]
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Penn Foster Education Group, a provider of an online learning platform for adults, has hired a longtime executive from publisher McGraw-Hill to lead a team of around 150 people. Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-11-04 12:01:10 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_127941" align="alignright" width="150"] Gabrielle Korn[/caption] Refinery29 hired Gabrielle Korn as fashion and culture director, responsible for building the young women's brand’s voice in style, culture, identity, and world events, while also growing its digital... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-10-24 20:12:19 UTC ]
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Park Pictures has signed director Jaci Judelson for U.S. commercial and worldwide representation. Judelson's Gatorade “Sisters in Sweat” spot starring Serena Williams won a Cannes Lion, two Clios and a One Show award in 2018. She has also directed spots and branded films for the likes of... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-10-16 14:14:29 UTC ]
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Serviceplan Group Middle East hired Akhilesh Bagri as executive creative director. Previously, he held positions at BBDO, JWT, Leo Burnett and FP7 on brands including HSBC, Coca-Cola, Mastercard, Emirates Airlines, HSBC, Sony, PepsiCo, Nestle and Mars. Gabriel Guedelha joins The Via Agency as... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-10-14 19:04:03 UTC ]
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Telecommunications giant Spectrum Inc. is investing nearly $2 million in a Northern Kentucky facility ahead of a push to hire on 300 more workers. Spectrum, born from the acquisition of Time Warner Cable by Charter Communications (Nasdaq: CHTR), is investing $1.7 million in upgrades to its... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-10-11 16:16:40 UTC ]
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Judging by the dozens of cannabis pitches I receive weekly, weed—which is increasingly gaining recreational legal status across the U.S., despite the hundreds of thousands of people who continue to be arrested for it every year—is ripe for advertising opportunities. Here’s one standout cannabis... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-10-04 20:07:05 UTC ]
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IDW announced a group of new executive hires in its publishing division including Rebekah Cahalin, Tara McCrillis, Jud Meyers, Rosalind Morehead, and Anna Morrow. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus is bringing forward publication of its fictional diary of a teenage Boris Johnson and will promote it with a troop of bumbling blonde-haired impersonators. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-01 23:26:02 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_171661" align="alignright" width="150"] Emily Smith[/caption] Wild Sky Media has hired Emily Smith as its new CEO. Smith previously served as the company's SVP of content and marketing at Wild Sky Media, a role which Johanna Torres, formerly VP of content and editorial... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-09-26 17:39:26 UTC ]
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Merman, the production company founded by actor and writer Sharon Horgan, has formed a joint venture partnership with the talent and literary agency Independent Talent Group (ITG) to exclusively produce advertising and branded content. ITG is taking an equity stake within Merman London and will... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-09-18 13:57:25 UTC ]
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In the digitization of the textbook market, the Authors Guild's new statement sees unsettled business between a curriculum content company and writers. The post Authors Guild Says Cengage Failed to Renegotiate Contracts appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-08-24 02:53:49 UTC ]
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