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At Arcadia Publishing, Brittain Phillips, currently director of business development, is succeeding David Steinberger as CEO. Steinberger will remain an investor in the company and join Arcadia's board of directors.
Steinberger, who has headed the company since its purchase in 2018, commented: "It's been a privilege to steward Arcadia's growth as a home for the best voices in local publishing. The company is strongly positioned for growth, and Brittain Phillips has the ideal set of skills and experience to lead the company into the future." Steinberger is chairman of the National Book Foundation and former CEO of the Perseus Books Group.
Phillips, who had spent more than a decade with the History Press, where he was in sales & marketing and chief operating officer when it was bought by Arcadia in 2014, said, "David launched us on a program of growth that has taken Arcadia beyond its traditional roots, and we're excited to build on that vision. The addition of the Wildsam, Pelican and River Road imprints has enhanced what was already the premier publisher of local content, with more than 17,000 titles in print."
The company said that in his time at Arcadia, Phillips has "pioneered strategic initiatives across multiple areas of the organization, from editorial to sales and business development, where he established and rapidly grew a range of new distribution channels."
Michael Lynton, Arcadia's chairman and head of the investor group that owns Arcadia, including Lily Lynton and Steinberger, said, "David has been critical to Arcadia's development, and we are grateful that we will now have his guidance as a board member as we continue to develop our local and regional vision. Having set Arcadia on an outstanding growth path, David is ready to step away from day-to-day leadership of the business and turn the reins over to Brittain. Brittain is uniquely qualified to take Arcadia forward, possessing a deep understanding of what makes Arcadia special and an instinctive connection with our customers and readers."