Yale in the evening. Image – Getty: f11photo
By Erin L. Cox | @erinlcox
March 31 Changes
Monday saw the month end with announcements for two key roles in the United States and United Kingdom.Niko Pfund and John Donatich
In the States, Yale University Press announced that Niko Pfund, global academic publisher and president of the US division of Oxford University Press, will take the role of director, effective July 1. John Donatich, who has led the press since 2003, announced his plans to retire last year.
Niko Pfund
About the role, Pfund said to Publishing Perspectives, “In speaking with my future colleagues at Yale, I felt an immediate sense of kinship regarding the role of scholarship in the public sphere and the critical agency of university presses such as Yale in amplifying academic voices.
“As someone who has long followed Yale’s publications as a reader and fellow publisher, I am very much looking forward to educating myself about the Press’s operations from the inside.
“I’m also deeply grateful to my predecessor John Donatich, who has put the Press on such strong footing and whose formative legacy will be an enduring one.”
Yale President Maurie McInnis said in a statement to the Yale community. “[Niko] brings with him an immersive understanding of scholarly publishing and serious non-fiction as well as a proven track record, with experience in broadening the mandate of an academic press while abiding closely by its vital mission of contributing to a global understanding of human affairs.”
Jacqueline Sells and David Taylor
In the UK, Ingram Content Group announced that Jacqueline Sells, Sales Director of DK UK, will take the role of Vice President of Sales and Business Development, International, leading Ingram’s Lightning Source business for all international markets outside of North America. Starting in August, Sells will be succeeding David Taylor who has held the role, also since 2003.
Jacqueline Sells and David Tayloe
Phil Ollila, Chief Commercial and Content Officer at Ingram said in a statement, “Jacqueline is a proven publishing industry executive and business leader. Her extensive experience in all segments of publishing is a perfect complement to Ingram’s growth plans for our global businesses. We are fortunate to have found the best possible leader at the right time.”
And in other international publishing news:
In France, Livres Hebdo reported that on March 25, the International Bureau of French Publishing renewed the membership of its board of directors. Antoine Gallimard was re-elected as president for a new three-year term.
In Germany, Börsenblatt reported that Julius Hendricks will become Program Director at Thiele Verlag. Prior to this role, Hendricks worked at a Cologne bookstore, interned at Andrew Nurnberg Associates in London, and edited German and international authors at Thiele Verlag. According to Daniela and Johannes Thiele, they are looking forward to Hendricks taking this newly created position starting today, April 1st. “We are extremely excited to see what ideas he will bring to revitalize our publishing program and lead it into the future.”