Andrea Walker has been appointed to senior editor of The Penguin Press, effective August 1. Walker comes to The Penguin Press from Reagan Arthur Books/Little, Brown, where she has worked since 2009.
Chronicle Books has made the following hires/promtions:
Alison Elsby has joined as director distribution client services. Elsby was formerly director of merchandising with Borders Group.
Peter Perez has been promoted to associate marketing director, food & drink, art & design, stationery.
Albee Dalbotten has been promoted to associate marketing director, entertainment & online.
Lorraine Woodcheke has been promoted to lifestyle, marketing and publicity.
Johan Almqvist has been promoted to senior sales manager, subsidiary rights.
Suzanne Bass is now director of sales, special & mass markets.
Todd Presley has been promoted to director of human resources.
Molly Jones is now associate managing editor.
Bridget Watson Payne is now associate editor, art & design.
Sara Schneider has been promoted to executive publishing design director.



