Hannah Johnson, publisher of Publishing Perspectives, which she helped found in 2009, is leaving her position to become chief customer officer at Veristage. The company, co-founded by Thomas Cox and Thomas Minkus, has developed Insight, an AI platform to help publishers with workflow and other support operations.
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Erin L. Cox has succeeded Johnson as publisher of Publishing Perspectives, marking a return for her: she was business development director at Publishing Perspectives from 2009 until 2019. Cox continues as publisher of the new media site Words & Money, which she founded last month with former Publishers Weekly and Library Journal reporter Andrew Richard Albanese.
Over the last 16 years, Johnson has headed Publishing Perspectives, expanding the reach of the international news and analysis publication from a website and daily newsletter to include a monthly rights guide, partnerships with international organizations seeking to reach its audience, and a printed magazine and event programming at the Frankfurt Book Fair every year.
Johnson said, "Serving as publisher of Publishing Perspectives and working within the Frankfurt Book Fair organization has been a true privilege. I'm very grateful to my colleagues for many years of support and friendship. This unique role allowed me to build meaningful relationships with many wonderful people in the book business and develop a deep understanding of international publishing that would have been impossible anywhere else."
Cox said, "I am thrilled to be back at Publishing Perspectives, which I have worked for or with since its inception. I look forward to continuing our mission to provide essential international news, programming, and resources for our readers, while also growing and responding to new challenges the global market is facing."
Porter Anderson continues as editor-in-chief of Publishing Perspectives.