Penguin Names Andrew Phillips CEO
On May 3, 2013, Penguin announced that on July 1 Andrew Phillips would be assuming the position of Author Solutions CEO, replacing longtime CEO Kevin Weiss who was leaving to take another position. The press release stated that "Andrew Phillips has been with the Penguin Group for more than ten years, most recently as President of Penguin International based in Delhi. His current remit covers the Penguin businesses in India, Africa and the Middle East. Previously, he worked for global reference publisher DK as Deputy CEO overseeing global sales and marketing and digital strategy and also headed up the International Publishing and Licensing division. Prior to joining DK, Andrew worked for Electronic Arts, the worldwide leader in entertainment software, and started his career at McGraw-Hill.
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