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| Chris Murphy | |
Chris Murphy, senior v-p, director of retail sales, at Hachette Book Group, is taking advantage of the company's voluntary resignation benefits program. His last day will be June 30.
He has worked at Hachette and its predecessor companies for 24 years in two stints. He began at Warner Books in 1989 as a juvenile marketing manager. He became a sales liaison under Time Warner for Disney Publishing in 1991 and left to be director of sales at Hyperion until 2001. He then joined Scholastic during Harry Potter mania, but left in 2004 to become v-p of sales at Hachette.
In his current role, Murphy is responsible for a range of accounts, including Barnes & Noble, the warehouse clubs, mass merch accounts, and Ingram and Baker & Taylor. He oversees the library and academic marketing team, the Christian bookselling team, the field sales and account marketing teams, and author brands.
In a memo to staff, Alison Lazarus, executive v-p, group sales director, at Hachette, wrote in part, "Even with such a large area of focus, Chris always has time for questions from anyone who seeks him out, within sales or outside of it. He is respected and beloved as a manager and is always thinking about what is best for the company, our authors, and his staff. He somehow manages to maintain a sense of humor, even on the most challenging days and with the most challenging accounts. Chris will pitch in or take on a project no matter what else is on his plate. And as a colleague, I can always count on him for his (unvarnished) honesty and 100% commitment. In his 35-plus year career, Chris travelled the world meeting with accounts, many of whom consider him a friend.
"Chris has been a great partner to me during my four-plus years and I will miss his input, dedication and assistance on just about everything and I know I won't be alone in that."
After June 30, Murphy may be reached at cmurf16@gmail.com.