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| Mary Marotta | |
Candlewick Press, Holiday House, Peachtree, and Pixel + Ink--all owned by Trustbridge Global Media--are combining their sales and marketing effort under the leadership of Mary Marotta, who has been promoted to senior v-p of sales, marketing, and business development for the four publishers in the U.S. and Canada. Marotta was previously senior v-p of sales for Candlewick Press.
In addition, Derek Stordahl, who has been general manager of Holiday House, Peachtree, and Pixel + Ink, is taking on the newly created role of senior v-p, global integration and planning, for the group. He will continue to oversee editorial acquisitions of Holiday House, Peachtree, and Pixel + Ink while leading collaboration of the four North American companies and their sister companies Walker Books UK and Walker Books Australia, with a focus on global export and rights markets.
Beginning with the spring 2025 list, current Candlewick Press sales staff will sell all four houses' books. Penguin Random House will continue to warehouse and distribute all four houses' books in North America and continue to sell and market the lists for special markets in the U.S. and for all accounts in Canada.
Marotta said, "This is an exciting opportunity for our sister companies to integrate more meaningfully in the U.S., benefit from greater scale, and work together to grow opportunities for our creators. Our sales team is unmatched in its ambition and depth of experience, and working with an even larger portfolio of award-winning and beloved titles will enable them to further expand their reach. Given these extraordinary combined lists, we're also looking to add exceptional people to the sales team in key areas."