Hachette Book Group and Hachette UK have made promotions and structural changes designed "to meet consumer needs in all formats and fuel Hachette's growth in the U.K., the U.S., and international markets.
Among the changes:
In the U.S., Ben Sevier has been promoted to president and publisher, Grand Central Publishing Group. In addition to his current role overseeing Grand Central and its imprints, he takes on responsibility for Hachette Nashville and its imprints FaithWords, Center Street, and Worthy, as well as Hachette Books and its imprint Hachette Go.
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Matt Wright, current CEO of Hachette UK Distribution, has become CEO of Hachette UK & Hachette Book Group Distribution, a newly created role. The company's distribution clients include Abrams (U.S.), Chronicle (U.S.), Yen Press (U.S.), Thames & Hudson (U.K.), Quarto (U.S. and U.K.), Elsevier (U.K.), Lonely Planet (U.K. & U.S.), and Bloomsbury (U.K.). Joanne Westbrook, current COO of Hachette UK Distribution, has been promoted to managing director of Hachette UK Distribution
In the U.K., Hachette will be structured into three core areas of publishing: Adult Trade, Children's Trade, and Education. These divisions will be headed up respectively by three CEOs: Katie Espiner, Hilary Murray Hill, and Seshni Jacobs.
Charlie King has been promoted to CEO of Little, Brown Book Group and CEO, HUK International Divisions. His responsibilities are expanding beyond his current Little, Brown managing director role to lead Hachette Australia, Hachette New Zealand, Hachette India, Hachette Ireland, and Laurence King Verlag.
Hachette UK and Hachette Book Group deputy CEO Richard Kitson is becoming chair of HUK International Divisions while continuing to lead the central departments in the U.K. and U.S. and working with Paperblanks, which Hachette UK acquired in 2022.
Nick Davies, currently managing director of John Murray Press, will become managing director of John Murray Press and Quercus.
Hachette Book Group and Hachette UK CEO David Shelley commented: "With these promotions, I believe we will be able to harness the fantastic talent across both Hachette Book Group US and Hachette UK and help make it easy for evermore readers to discover the books we publish on both sides of the Atlantic." He then congratulated the group "on their really well-deserved promotions."