Quercus hires finance director, reshuffles board

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 30/08/2011 - 09:00 Quercus has appointed a new finance director and reshuffled its board of directors. Paul Lenton, a chartered accountant who last worked on establishing a new London operation for US advertising agency Creature London, will begin his role as finance director for Quercus today (30th August). Mike McGrath, Paul Lenton's predecessor, has now taken on a wider role as executive director of group sales and will oversee all of Quercus' sales, marketing, rights, co-edition and publicity efforts worldwide. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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