Keith Fox is joining Phaidon Press as CEO. He was most recently president of McGraw Hill Financial's Construction Division and earlier was president of BusinessWeek and McGraw Hill Professional.
Phaidon is expanding its operations in the U.S. and strengthening its positions in Europe and Asia in its core categories of arts, photography, design, architecture and cookery.
Phaidon is owned by the family of Debra and Leon Black, chairman of private equity firm Apollo Global Management. "We are delighted that Keith has joined Phaidon," the Black family said. "He brings a unique combination of his personal appreciation of the arts coupled with a proven history of leading and advancing successful global brands."