Pan Macmillans’s Cole to join Northbank Talent Management as literary agent

Matthew Cole, senior commissioning editor at Pan Macmillan, will join Northbank Talent Management on 20th March as literary agent.

In his new role Cole will assume responsibility for the agency’s non-fiction representation across current affairs, popular science, popular history, memoir and lifestyle books, working in close collaboration with the agency’s broadcast, corporate and brand partnerships agents.

Northbank c.e.o. Diane Banks said: “Matt has an impeccable track record commissioning titles which align perfectly with Northbank’s areas of expertise. He is a natural deal-maker and we are impressed with his entrepreneurial attitude, which makes him the ideal person to take our non-fiction business forward as the agency continues to grow.” 

Cole said: “I have always been impressed by the huge impact Northbank has made in its relatively short existence, with a truly enviable roster of authors and projects. The opportunity to work with Diane and connect authors with readers in a new capacity was one I couldn’t resist. After many happy years at Pan Macmillan it is difficult to leave but I am enormously excited to get started and help drive Northbank to even greater levels of success.”