NEW YORK, Sept. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Carolyn K. Reidy has been
named President and Chief Executive Officer of Simon & Schuster, Inc., it
was announced today by Leslie Moonves, President and Chief Executive
Officer of CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS). In her new position,
Reidy will oversee all of Simon & Schuster's domestic and international
publishing operations.
Reidy will assume her new role effective Jan. 1, 2008, upon the
retirement of current Simon & Schuster President and CEO Jack Romanos,
which was announced separately.
"Carolyn is a born publishing executive and the right person to take
the reins of leadership at Simon & Schuster," said Moonves. "She is highly
admired by the entire publishing community -- authors and agents,
booksellers and competitors -- and within S&S, where the publishing units
under her management have thrived and been key contributors to the
company's growth. As CEO she brings both continuity and the ability to take
Simon & Schuster forward at a company that has been a true bright spot for
CBS Corporation."
"At Simon & Schuster we have a world class list of authors in every
category and for every age group and interest," said Reidy. "We will look
to continue our growth by taking maximum advantage of traditional and
developing digital means to publish and market the great books for which we
are known. We are at an exciting moment for our industry, with an ability
that is unprecedented to both find our consumers and interact with them,
and we intend to fully exploit that potential to expand the audiences for
our authors."
"As I step into this new role at Simon & Schuster, I am grateful to
Jack Romanos, who has done such a remarkable job leading us to many years
of record breaking sales and profits, and positioning us for the future. He
leaves a company that will continue to excel in every aspect of
publishing."
Since 2001, Reidy has been President of the Simon & Schuster Adult
Publishing Division, responsible for the editorial, marketing and business
functions of the groups numerous imprints, including Atria, Free Press,
Howard Books, Pocket Books, Scribner, Simon & Schuster, and
Touchstone/Fireside. During that time, the Division has added numerous
imprints and lines that have increased its ability to publish to nearly
every segment of the marketplace, and the publishing operations under her
supervision have grown more that 20%. The division has published some of
the most popular and bestselling books of recent years, including Living
History by Hillary Rodham Clinton, Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt, YOU: On
a Diet by Michael F. Roizen, M.D and Mehmet C. Oz, M.D., and John Adams by
David McCullough.
Reidy first joined Simon & Schuster in 1992 as President and Publisher
of what was then the company's Trade Division. She came to Simon & Schuster
from Avon Books, where she had been president and publisher since 1988.
Reidy began her publishing career in at Random House in 1976, and moved to
William Morrow as subsidiary rights director in 1983. She returned to
Random House in 1986 as publisher of Vintage Books and Associate Publisher
of the Random House imprint.
A native of Washington D.C., Reidy graduated from Middlebury College
with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Russian, and earned an M.A. and
Ph.D. in English from Indiana University. She resides in New York City with
her husband.
In 2006, Simon & Schuster had a company record 111 New York Times
bestsellers, and sixteen #1 bestsellers. In 2007 the company has enjoyed
success with bestsellers such as the worldwide blockbuster The Secret by
Rhonda Byrne, with more than 6 million copies in print, Einstein by Walter
Isaacson, The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, Dog by Matthew van Fleet and
Pendragon by D.J. MacHale. Simon & Schuster is home to some of the most
widely-known and recognizable authors in the world, including Mary Higgins
Clark, Stephen King, David McCullough, Dr. Phil McGraw, and Bob Woodward.
Founded in 1924, it publishes approximately 1900 titles annually.
Simon & Schuster and its imprints have won 54 Pulitzer Prizes, 15
National Book Award, and 18 Newbery and 14 Caldecott Medals and 6 Grammy
Awards.
Simon & Schuster, a part of the CBS Corporation, is a global leader in
the field of general interest publishing, dedicated to providing the best
in fiction and nonfiction for consumers of all ages, across all printed,
electronic, and audio formats. Its divisions include Simon & Schuster Adult
Publishing, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, Simon & Schuster Audio,
Simon & Schuster Digital, and international companies in Australia, Canada,
and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit our website at
http://www.simonsays.com
CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS) is a mass media company with
constituent parts that reach back to the beginnings of the broadcast
industry, as well as newer businesses that operate on the leading edge of
the media industry. The Company, through its many and varied operations,
combines broad reach with well-positioned local businesses, all of which
provide it with an extensive distribution network by which it serves
audiences and advertisers in all 50 states and key international markets.
It has operations in virtually every field of media and entertainment,
including broadcast television (CBS and The CW - a joint venture between
CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Entertainment), cable television (Showtime
and CSTV Networks), local television (CBS Television Stations), television
production and syndication (CBS Paramount Network Television and CBS
Television Distribution), radio (CBS Radio), advertising on out-of-home
media (CBS Outdoor), publishing (Simon & Schuster), interactive media (CBS
Interactive), music (CBS Records), licensing and merchandising (CBS
Consumer Products) and video/DVD (CBS Home Entertainment). For more
information, log on to http://www.cbscorporation.com.
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CONTACT:
Dana McClintock of CBS, +1-212-975-1077,
dlmcclintock@cbs.com; or Adam Rothberg of Simon & Schuster,
+1-212-698-1132, adam.rothberg@simonandschuster.com
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