Walker Books appoints Andrew Stanley as sales and marketing director

Walker Books has appointed Andrew Stanley as sales and marketing director in the UK. He will have responsibility across UK and export sales, marketing and PR. Stanley began his career in editorial at Simon & Schuster, before moving to special sales where he spent 18 years, latterly at Random House where he was promoted to vice-president and director of special markets and proprietary publishing.

In the UK, Andrew worked in international sales for Transworld and Random House Children’s Books before joining Thames & Hudson as deputy director of sales. He led the UK sales team and ran key initiatives, including the launch of their e-book programme and the T&H Gift Line. In 2017, Andrew joined the Quarto Group as group sales director, later moving to SVP, director of group sales and marketing. In that role he oversaw global trade sales and marketing operations.

Stanley said: "I am very happy to be joining Walker Books as sales and marketing director. It is an incredible opportunity to work with some of the finest children’s books being published today and to help shape the company’s exciting future. I’m looking forward to working with such a talented and passionate team and contributing to the continued success of this extraordinary publisher."

He will report to Belinda Ioni Rasmussen, president and publisher, Walker Books Group and join the Global Leadership team.

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