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Staff changes at James Bennett 

Thursday, 3 November 2016
James Bennett managing director Chris von Hinckeldey has announced he will retire at the end of December 2016. He will be succeeded by Kim Jardine. James Bennett has promoted Sarah...

Scheepers joins Booktopia 

Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Ilse Scheepers has been appointed online retail book merchandiser at Booktopia, replacing Christopher Cahill. Scheepers was previously product manager at Hachette Australia.

Staff changes at Black Inc./Nero 

Wednesday, 12 October 2016
Black Inc./Nero has announced the following promotions: Caitlin Yates has been appointed publishing director and publisher at Nero; Jo Rosenberg has been appointed associate publisher and senior editor; Kirstie Innes-Will has...

Julie Buckroyd joins Wavesound 

Wednesday, 28 September 2016
Wavesound has appointed Julie Buckroyd to the position of customer support and product specialist, commencing on 20 September.

Symonds leaves Nielsen 

Wednesday, 21 September 2016
Shaun Symonds, general manager of Nielsen Book in Australia and New Zealand, has left the company. Julie Winters has been appointed as his replacement. (See news.)

Ryckmans leaves Nero 

Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Jeanne Ryckmans has stepped down from her position as publisher of Nero Books after three and a half years at the imprint. (See classified.)

ILF relocates office 

Wednesday, 14 September 2016
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation is relocating its offices, and will close on Thursday, 15 September and Friday, 16 September during the move. The new contact details are: Suite 65, Level 4,...

Vijeyarasa joins S&S 

Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Simon & Schuster Australia has appointed Sheila Vijeyarasa to the position of finance and commercial director, commencing on 10 October. (See classified.)

Ballantyne joins Text 

Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Lucy Ballantyne has been appointed publicist at Text Publishing. Ballantyne replaces Léa Antigny, who has left the company.

Bonnier relocates office 

Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Bonnier Publishing Australia (incorporating Echo Publishing and Five Mile Press) is relocating its offices on 19 September 2016. The new contact details are: Level 6, 534 Church St. Richmond VIC...

Rogers to leave Hardie Grant Egmont 

Wednesday, 31 August 2016
Hardie Grant Egmont (HGE) publishing director Hilary Rogers is leaving the company, with HGE publisher Marisa Pintado ‘[stepping] up to run the children’s and YA list’. (See news.)

Pearce leaves Black Inc. 

Wednesday, 31 August 2016
Black Inc. marketing and publicity coordinator Jessica Pearce is leaving the publisher. Her last day will be 2 September.

Caffoor joins Text 

Wednesday, 31 August 2016
Khadija Caffoor has been appointed rights and export coordinator at Text Publishing. Caffoor replaces Alice Cottrell, who has left the company.

Stanojlovic appointed Wavesound general manager 

Wednesday, 17 August 2016
Nada Stanojlovic has been appointed general manager and director of audiobook publisher Wavesound, replacing the retiring Herbery Hillary, who is stepping down from the position of general manager. Stanojlovic was...

Crawford joins Wolf Literary 

Wednesday, 17 August 2016
Former UQP marketing coordinator Rachel Crawford has joined Wolf Literary in New York as an agent.

Staff changes at Hardie Grant 

Wednesday, 10 August 2016
Hardie Grant has promoted Roxy Ryan to the position of Hardie Grant Books Melbourne managing director and Julia Kumschick to the position of Hardie Grant Publishing ANZ sales and representation...

Birrell to leave SWF 

Wednesday, 10 August 2016
Jemma Birrell will step down as Sydney Writers’ Festival artistic director at the end of 2016. (See news.)

Cunningham joins RMIT 

Wednesday, 10 August 2016
Writer and editor Sophie Cunningham has been appointed adjunct professor at RMIT University and will be working in the university’s non/fictionLab in the School Media and Communication.

Swatman joins UQP 

Wednesday, 10 August 2016
Harriet Swatman has been appointed head of marketing at the University of Queensland Press. (See classified.)

Carruthers joins Walker 

Wednesday, 3 August 2016
Walker Books has appointed Angela Carruthers to the newly created role of senior territory sales manager for Melbourne, starting 8 August. (See classified.)

Hedley appointed HarperCollins NZ publisher 

Wednesday, 3 August 2016
Alex Hedley has been appointed to the role of HarperCollins New Zealand publisher following the departure of Finlay MacDonald. Hedley will start the role on 3 October. (See news.)

Jolly to retire as Scholastic chairman 

Wednesday, 13 July 2016
Scholastic International and Scholastic Australia chairman Ken Jolly has announced his retirement after 46 years with the publisher. Jolly will continue to advise Scholastic International, and will supervise the non-profit...

Bain to leave UQP

Wednesday, 13 July 2016
Greg Bain will step down as University of Queensland Press CEO in November. (See news.)

Laforest to leave Harlequin 

Thursday, 16 June 2016
Harlequin Asia Pacific regional vice-president Michelle Laforest is leaving the company to pursue other career opportunities. (See news.)