Shelley up in Little, Brown promotions

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 04/04/2011 - 15:24 Little, Brown has made two "significant" promotions, with deputy publisher David Shelley becoming publisher of the group and commercial director Ben Groves-Raines moving up to chief operating officer. All of the publishing imprints and the design department will now report into Shelley and both promotions are with immediate effect. However, current c.o.o. David Kent will continue in his role until he retires in early 2012. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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