Carol Schneider, who has served in a range of publicity and public relations roles for Random House over the last 32 years, will retire from the company at the end of November. The announcement was made early Monday afternoon by Gina Centrello, president and publisher of the Random House Publishing Group, the last in a string of RH executives-- including Bob Bernstein, Harry Evans, Jason Epstein, Joni Evans, Howard Kaminsky, and Alberto Vitale--who worked with Schneider.
In her staff memo, Centrello said of Schneider: “Carol has been a publicity trailblazer for the Random House Group imprints. She has played a critical role in making numerous books part of the national conversation, including those by authors such as Maya Angelou, John Berendt, Tom Brokaw, Truman Capote, E.L. Doctorow, Fannie Flagg, John Irving, Norman and Norris Mailer, James Michener, Edmund Morris, Colin Powell, Anna Quindlen, Carl Sagan, Martin Cruz Smith, William Styron, and Calvin Trillin. With sensitivity and wisdom, she has been a devoted friend and booster of the efforts of booksellers across the country, as well as countless print, broadcast, and online journalists, reviewers, and bloggers.”
Schneider joined Random House in a fulltime capacity in 1979 after working in different positions while she raised her family. In addition to her public relations responsibilities, two years ago she became RHPG’s agent director of the Random House Speakers Bureau. With her retirement, Theresa Zoro will handle communications for RHPG.
