Kane gets responsibilities for publishing at HC

4th Estate, a division of HarperCollins, has promoted PR director Michelle Kane to the position of PR and publishing director.

In the new role Kane will continue to oversee the PR team as well as commission three to four books a year.

David Roth-Ey, executive publisher at 4th Estate and William Collins, said: “Michelle’s talent management skills are without equal, and she’s playing an instrumental role in shaping 4th Estate into the great imprint it is today.  I’m thrilled she’s now going to be taking her estimable trend-and talent-spotting skills and turning them into books.”