Kate Wilson has acquired another member of her old Macmilllan team. The latest press release from Scholastic announces that Alyx Price is to be the Scholastic Group's PR Director on her return from travelling in February 2005:
Alyx Price has been appointed as Group PR Director for Scholastic UK . This is a new role that will project the public face of all of the Scholastic UK group's businesses - Scholastic Children's Books, Scholastic Book Clubs and Fairs and Scholastic Education. Alyx will work closely with the heads of those businesses - Gavin Lang, Miles Stevens-Hoare and Max Adam.Kate Wilson, Group M.D., said, "I am delighted that Alyx is joining us. She has a huge talent for making connections with a wide range of people including authors, illustrators, educators and the media, which will be invaluable to Scholastic in this new phase of its growth and development."
Alyx was formerly the Publicity Director for Macmillan Children's Books. She is currently travelling, and will join the business on 28th February 2005.
Alyx looks forward to the challenges ahead. "I am delighted to have the opportunity to take on this challenge of working with all parts of the Scholastic business in the UK. Scholastic has an exciting range of publishing programmes linked uniquely with the capacity to make direct contact with children and teachers, getting children reading and giving books to schools. I look forward to communicating this to the outside world."
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