Quarto hires Dwyer for human resources

The Quarto Group has appointed Sally Dwyer into the newly created role of group director of people. Starting with immediate effect, Dwyer will be responsible for Quarto’s human resources strategy across its businesses in the UK, the US, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand. Dwyer joins Quarto from MLC Consulting, where she most recently held the role of m.d. She has also worked at Deutsche Bank and RBS Markets, and has an MSc in social policy and planning from the London School of Economics. She will report to Quarto c.e.o. Marcus Leaver. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Graphic Works on Migrants, Refugees, Human Trafficking

A wide-ranging selection of recent and forthcoming graphic works on forced migration. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto proposes by-law change to increase borrowing power

Quarto is convening a special shareholders meeting later this month to propose changes to its by-laws which would allow the company, currently nursing a £47m debt burden, to increase its borrowing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sanphy Thomas hired as JKP's m.d.

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orbach departs Quarto board

Quarto co-founder Laurence Orbach has stepped down from its board, in the latest twist to his involvement with the company. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers should 'hire more BAME staff' to improve representation in children’s books

Hiring more employees of colour and seeing stories with BAME characters as normal, not niche, are just some ideas suggested by the book industry following a damning report which revealed that only 4% of all the children’s books published in the UK last year featured a black, Asian or minority... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orbach steps down as Quarto executive chairman

Laurence Orbach has stepped down from his position as executive chairman for Quarto in the latest wave of changes to the company's governance. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Corp. Hires Events Expert | People on the Move

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[ Folio Magazine | 2018-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson hires head of artificial intelligence

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook hires Spiegel exec (and sometimes critic) to strengthen relations with publishers in Europe

“A lot of trust has been destroyed in the past months due to Facebook's unpredictable and unreliable actions." The post Facebook hires Spiegel exec (and sometimes critic) to strengthen relations with publishers in Europe appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

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Hachette hires its first diversity and inclusion manager

Hachette UK has appointed Saskia Bewley to the newly-created role of diversity and inclusion manager. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Bresh resigns as Quarto c.f.o.

Days after Marcus Leaver's resignation as chief executive of illustrated publisher Quarto, the company's chief financial officer Carolyn Bresh has now resigned with immediate effect.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo hires Coveney as content lead

Nick Coveney, former digital innovation director at HarperCollins, has joined Kobo as publisher relations and content lead for the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Imagine That hires former Bonnier employees

Independent children’s publisher Imagine That, formerly known as Top That Publishing, has hired several former Bonnier employees, including Rose Taylor. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Leaver Resigns from Quarto

Less than a week after Laurence Orbach returned to the Quarto Group as executive chairman, Marcus Leaver resigned as CEO of the publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Leaver resigns as Quarto c.e.o.

Marcus Leaver has resigned as chief executive from the Quarto Group with immediate effect. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Concerns over debt' motivated Quarto boardroom coup

Quarto’s dramatic boardroom takeover last week was partly motivated by a major shareholder’s concern over the publisher’s debt, The Bookseller has been told. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shock return for Orbach at Quarto

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After Board Coup, Orbach Retakes Reins at Quarto

After being ousted as chairman from the Quarto Group in 2012, Laurence Orbach has engineered a returned to the illustrated book publisher where he is now chairman. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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