Mike Richards leaves Egmont

Egmont Books’ marketing director Mike Richards has left the company following a reorganisation of the marketing team. Richards has been in marketing at Egmont for 15 years, promoting authors and brands such as Michael Grant, Lemony Snicket, Jim Smith, Winnie-the-Pooh and Star Wars. He would not comment on why he was leaving the company when contacted by The Bookseller, but said he has no plans at this stage about future career moves. Egmont said the position has been removed from the business and there will be no like-for-like replacement. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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