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Octopus Colour makes promotions as it hosts celebrations at agents’ party
Octopus Colour, a strand of Octopus Publishing, has announced three new promotions after it celebrated at its autumn party for agents in Covent Garden, London, last night.
Alison Starling has been newly promoted to publishing director Octopus Colour and will lead Octopus’s illustrated publishing. Kate Fox is promoted to publisher and will report to Starling alongside her other reports.
In Foreign Rights, Veronique de Sutter is promoted to foreign rights director, continuing to report to Ros Webber, director of rights and North American Sales.
The party was dedicated to celebrating the Octopus Colour strand of its publishing, featuring imprints including Mitchell Beazley, Kyle Books, Hamlyn, Ilex, Conran Octopus, Cassell, Aster and Godsfield. The strand covers subject areas including food and drink, interiors, gardening, photography, art, craft, design, health and wellbeing, MBS, popular culture, fashion, entertainment, music and smart thinking.
Anna Bond, Octopus managing director, said: “I am delighted that Alison is stepping up into the role of publishing director to run our newly defined division, Octopus Colour. She is an extremely talented and creative illustrated publisher and I am excited to see how our colour business continues to thrive under her leadership.”
Starling, newly promoted publishing director Octopus Colour, said: “Many congratulations to Kate Fox on her new role as publisher – a much-deserved recognition of the energy, and commercial nous she brings to the business. Working with the best authors and brands to publish authoritative, beautifully designed books that will last is a hugely rewarding process and I am so lucky to work with Octopus Colour’s talented team of commissioners and creatives to make that happen.”
The event also saw the announcement of a new internal structure within Octopus focusing on three category led strands: Octopus Colour, Octopus Voices and Octopus Balance. Octopus m.d. Anna Bond shared that there would be more to come on the Voices and Balance strands at a future date.
Octopus Publishing is a divison of Hachette UK.
