At Penguin Random House, Valerie Van Delft, senior v-p of logistics, is retiring in August.
In a memo to staff, Annette Danek, executive v-p, chief supply chain officer, at PRH, who has worked with Van Delft for more than 25 years, called her "a born problem solver, one who understands the big picture and small details of our business, using them to create a strategy and to deploy tactics to ease difficulties.
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| Val Van Delft | |
"Valerie's full immersion in our distribution operations is matched by her leadership of and collaboration with her co-workers. When anyone is experiencing personal issues or loss, she is always first to make a comforting call, first to be at their side, with compassion for the circumstances of life. A passionate advocate for all her staff, her great personal strengths have been integral to our employee-focused culture.
"Valerie's leaving will profoundly affect all of us. However, it almost goes without saying, that in her unwavering and encompassing way of keeping operations ready for anything that comes, she has mentored some amazing colleagues, who will step up with no detail untaught or undone, to fill her responsibilities and duties--which we will announce separately.
"Nevertheless, her knowledge, influence, her infectious laughter, which like her presence, is always welcome, and will be deeply missed. Please join me in wishing Valerie the most wonderful retirement anyone can experience. She shares our passion for books, and the joy of reading them. May she have many great reads, and many great years to enjoy them all."
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In related news, Tracey Presley has been promoted to senior v-p of global transportation and logistics. Danek said, in part, "These past 23 years, Tracey has been widely acknowledged by everyone at Penguin Random House, and by our business partners, as the must-go-to global-services in-house transportation expert. A genuine professional with a gift for creative and cost-effective solutions, his painstaking, win-win approach to negotiations with our domestic and international carriers has translated to significant cost savings and efficiencies for us across the board."
She added that Presley "has been and will continue to be a great advisor to me as we formally begin the work required to build out a new operational hub for the U.S. business in the U.K., for further global reach in the E.U."
Alison Martin is being promoted to senior v-p of customer solutions, analytics, projects, and strategy, effective April 1.