Today we bring you another installment of Youth Media Movers and Shakers. We’ve culled through industry publications looking for the recent executive placements we think you should know about. If you have executive news that you want us to highlight in our next “Movers and Shakers,â€Â email us.
Martine Reardon is promoted to Chief Marketing Officer at Macy’s. She had been EVP Marketing there. (Via Ad Age, reg required)
Disney makes some executive moves: Sean Cocchia is promoted to the new position of SVP/Business Operation and GM, Disney Channels Worldwide; he was most recently SVP and GM, Radio Disney. Phil Guerini is upped to VP and GM, Radio Disney; he was most recently with Walt Disney Records and Disney Parks & Resorts. (Via Cynopsis)
Dan Shepherd joins Hachette Children’s Books as Deputy Managing Editor, a newly created position within the company. He was Group Sales Director for Penguin Children’s Books UK. (Via The Bookseller)
Chris Mohney joins Tumblr as Editor-In-Chief of its new news project. He comes from Blackbook where he was VP of Content. (Via NY Observer)
Jessica Bennett is named Executive Editor at Tumblr. She had been Senior Writer and Editor at Newsweek/Daily Beast. (Via Mediabistro, reg required)
Denise Kovac is named as Marketing Director of Baby Genius Entertainment, the company behind the Baby Genius line of music and education-based products and characters. She was most recently President of Bay Street Brands. (Via Kidscreen)
Matt Dentler is named Indie Film Partner Manager for iTunes. He was most recently Head of Content for Cinetic Rights. (Tracking Board)
Sumiya Nowshin joins Tor/Forge Books as Marketing Manager. She was most recently Associate National Accounts Manager at Random House Children’s Books. (Via Publishers Weekly)
Elizabeth Bewley has been promoted to Senior Editor for Little, Brown Children’s Books. She joined their Poppy imprint in 2008. (Via Publisher’s Lunch)
