Effective June 27, Brenda Marsh, currently v-p, director of business development at Abrams in the U.S., will become managing director of Abrams & Chronicle Books, the sales and marketing joint venture of Abrams and Chronicle Books, the Bookseller reported. A&CB has headquarters in London, a staff of about 20 and distributes the Abrams and Chronicle lists as well as those of other fine illustrated publishers in the U.K. and international markets.
For almost 15 years, Marsh was an executive at Barnes & Noble, where she worked in author relations, merchandising and content for B&N's website. Earlier she held sales and marketing positions at HarperCollins, Penguin and St. Martin's Press. She joined Abrams in 2014.
Abrams president and CEO Michael Jacobs called Marsh "a proven leader, an inspirational boss, and a superb mentor as well as a seasoned professional who is admired throughout the publishing industry. We look forward to her leading our successful and growing U.K.-based joint venture."