Holger Volland has been named head of the conferences/creative industries division of the Frankfurt Book Fair. Volland was formerly at the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, where he served as head of marketing and communications.

HarperCollins has promoted Laina Adler to senior director of marketing. Adler recently worked on Love Wins and Through My Eyes, and also helped launch two HarperOne newsletters: "News and Pews" and "Elixer."