Publishers Lunch
Simon
& Schuster Australia managing director Lou Johnson has resigned from the
company in order to "seek challenges in her career outside of Simon &
Schuster, and potentially beyond the traditional publishing environment,"
the company said in the announcement, though she will stay "for the
foreseeable future" to ensure a smooth transition as a search for her
successor begins.
Johnson joined S&S Australia in 2008 and has been
managing director for the past four years, during which time responsibility for
Australia shifted from the US to Simon & Schuster UK. CEO of S&S UK and
International Ian Chapman said:
"Lou and her team have handled that
transition and all its attendant changes without missing a beat, while
maintaining the strong editorial and operational connections with both entities
that are necessary when facing the challenges of publishing on the other side
of the world. Just as importantly,
Lou has more than capably led Simon &
Schuster Australia through a time of tremendous change both within the business
and within the local publishing industry. Always strategically minded and
consumer focused, Lou has been quick to identify and exploit new channels and
new opportunities as online bookselling and digital publishing have had a
greater impact on the Australian marketplace."
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