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| Mary Marotta | |
In North America, Dorling Kindersley announced a new senior leadership team. Mary Marotta has joined DK as v-p, sales, marketing & publicity, with responsibility for sales, consumer and brand marketing, and publicity, for all divisions. She was formerly v-p, director of children's sales, at Simon & Schuster and deputy publisher. She has also held senior sales positions at Scholastic.
DK COO Shaun Hodgkinson said Marotta's "wealth of experience will enable us to drive sales, and ensure we deliver data-based decision making and strategic channel management, with an emphasis on sustainable, profitable growth."
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| Brandi Larsen | |
Brandi Larsen has joined DK as v-p, publishing, and will work alongside the global publishing teams to "maximize DK's presence in North America" and provide "local-market insight to shape our global program and oversee the development of a robust local list. Brandi also brings expertise in creating and managing publishing strategies, data management, and specifically metadata best practice."
She was formerly digital publishing director at Penguin Random House and earlier oversaw Penguin's Book Country business and been content director at Tribune Interactive.
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Monika Schlitzer has been promoted to the newly created role of managing director of Dorling Kindersley's German arm, DK Verlag, the Bookseller reported. Schlitzer joined DK Verlag in 2000 and was previously the publishing director.
"Monika has immense experience as an innovative and successful publisher, creating an impressive local and international publishing program," DK CEO Ian Hudson said. "Under Monika's leadership we plan to continue DK Verlag's success story and grow the business for the future."