At the Random House & Crown Publishing Groups:
Cynthia Lasky has been promoted to executive v-p, group sales director, overseeing all sales for the Random House and Crown Publishing Groups. She began her career at Bantam Doubleday Dell in 1988 as a national accounts sales assistant. Over the years, she has held many leadership roles, including v-p, sales marketing director, Bantam, and most recently, senior v-p, group sales director, Random House, Crown, and PRH Christian.
In related moves:
Maren Monitello, v-p, imprint sales director, Crown Publishing Group, will oversee all imprints for the Crown publishing divisions as well as Audio.
Janelle Leonard, imprint sales and business development director, will oversee Random House and One World, and continue with Harmony Rodale Convergent, and Zeitgeist. She will also keep working across divisions on sales development.
Kim Monahan, the new imprint sales director, Random House Worlds and Ballantine Bantam Dell, will continue overseeing PRH Christian Publishing Group and Out of Print.
Continuing to report to Lasky: Lori Addicott, v-p & director, Christian market sales, and Zeyna Tabbaa, associate manager, imprint sales.