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| Skip Dye | |
Skip Dye has been appointed v-p, director, sales operations, Penguin Random House, and continues as v-p, director, academic marketing & library sales, Random House and Crown Publishing Groups.
In his new role, Dye will be responsible for a variety of sales functions related to title management, including the oversight of high-profile, high-volume special processing and assessing customer and publisher supply-chain priorities for key titles.
Dye joined Bantam Doubleday Dell in 1996 as v-p, special markets, sales administration, and sales automation, and since then has held several increasingly higher sales positions.
In a memo to staff announcing the appointment, Jaci Updike, president, sales, Penguin Random House U.S., said Dye has demonstrated a "signal ability to join long-term strategic thinking with detail-based practical troubleshooting. His strong relationships, both in the New York office and in the fulfillment centers, combined with his Southern charm and lightning-quick ability to find customer-focused solutions to complex challenges, have earned him the reputation as one of our most valuable problem solvers. With Skip, it's always about what's best for the book, what's best for the customer, and what's best for our authors and their publishers."