Ann Dye has been promoted to v-p, sales operations, at HarperCollins. She joined the company in 2016 and moved to the sales department last year from the children's marketing team. President of sales Ed Spade said that Dye "has been instrumental in streamlining our operations, including reviewing our seasonal meetings, galley process, and POD programs." In her expanded role, she will "lead our efforts to optimize operational efficiency across our customer partnerships."
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Jacq Cohen has joined Abrams as marketing & publicity director, Abrams ComicArts.
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Rachel Watkins has joined the University of Georgia Press as marketing and sales director. She worked for 13 years at Avid Bookshop, managing marketing strategies, coordinating more than 600 literary and author events, and expanding community engagement through initiatives like the Avid Book Subscriptions Program.
She follows marketing and sales director Steven Wallace, who joined the Press in 2018 and retired on January 3. Wallace worked for 18 years in field sales at Random House and was also director of sales for Unbridled Books. He began his book career handselling to Harper Lee at Capitol Book and News in Montgomery, Ala.