26th September 2007
Richard Charkin moves on after ten years at Macmillan
Macmillan announced today that Richard Charkin will leave his post as CEO after exactly ten years with the company. He will take up a new position as Executive Director of Bloomsbury plc on Monday 1 October 2007.
Richard commented, “It is exactly ten years since I accepted the job as Chief Executive of Macmillan and it has been the best ten years of my career. I have been able to work in a company with strong values and traditions owned by a family committed to quality, innovation and autonomy.
The decade has seen significant growth in all our diverse areas of publishing and we have been able to do this mainly organically but also with some excellent acquisitions. We are in the middle of a digital revolution and Macmillan has embraced the changes without losing sight of the importance of our authors, our staff, our customers and our history.
This success is down to everyone at Macmillan everywhere in the world. I hope I have been able to contribute to it a bit.”
Stefan von Holtzbrinck, CEO of Holtzbrinck Group, the owners of Macmillan, paid tribute to Richard’s contribution to the company.
He said, “Richard and I joined Macmillan at more or less the same time and from the beginning it was an inspiring, creative and successful relationship. It is a great joy for me, my sister Monika and all of us at the Holtzbrinck Group to see Macmillan thriving in every way which is the result of strong leadership and a loyal and successful team.”
Mike Barnard, who retired from the main board of Macmillan in May after 35 years, will return as Deputy Chairman to maintain momentum until a new CEO is appointed.
For further information please contact Sara Lloyd s.lloyd@macmillan.co.uk
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