Belinda Ioni Rasmussen is joining Walker Books Group in the newly created role of president and publisher, with responsibility for all of parent company Trustbridge Global Media's publishing operations, including Candlewick Press, Holiday House, Peachtree, Pixel + Ink, and Walker Books Australia. The appointment is effective at the end of the summer; she will have offices in London.
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Rasmussen is currently managing director of Macmillan Children's Books at Pan Macmillan, where she has worked for 12 years. Earlier, Rasmussen was managing director of Carlton Publishing Group and before that spent nine years at Egmont in a range of senior roles from international sales to strategic business development.
TGM chairman John String commented: "Belinda's leadership will help us capitalise on the strength of our remarkable group, integrating where it makes sense to do so and continuing to leverage creative independence of each publishing house. She is a visionary, passionate leader with a proven track record and shares our commitment to bringing important, enduring content to kids around the world."
Rasmussen said, "Leading Macmillan Children's Books has been a privilege, and it is hard to leave its exceptional authors and illustrators, my team, my leadership colleagues and Joanna [Prior, Pan Macmillan CEO]. At the same time, joining Walker group, with its legacy, wealth of outstanding creative talent and global reach is such an exciting opportunity, an adventure I can't wait to embark upon."