Ana Maria Allessi has been promoted to president and publisher of Hachette Audio, effective January 2. She has been v-p and publisher. In her new role, Allessi will continue to lead the company's audio, recording, and digital content publishing efforts, including marketing to consumers, as well as audio distribution strategies for audiobooks for all of HBG's imprints.
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Before joining Hachette in 2022, Allessi was v-p and publisher of Workman Audio and earlier worked at HarperAudio and Harper Media. She was a board member of the Audio Publishers Association for 11 years and president of the board from 2019 to 2023.
Hachette Book Group deputy CEO Richard Kitson said, "Under Ana Maria's dynamic leadership, HBG has delivered another record-breaking year of audio sales. She delivers day in, day out and is focused on driving innovation and growth. She has a brilliant team working with her who constantly aim to deliver our mission to make it easy for people to discover new worlds of ideas, learning, entertainment, and opportunity. I look forward to working closely with her in this new role and her continued contributions to the HBG Executive Management Board and the wider company."
In a related move, Kim Sayle, who has served as v-p, associate publisher of Hachette Audio since 2019, has been promoted to senior v-p and deputy publisher.