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PAOLO PEPE Senior Vice President Creative Director January 28, 2019

I am pleased to announce the newly expanded Art Department. This department will work with the primarily nonillustrated imprints.

I would like to welcome CHRIS BRAND to the Random House Art Department as Vice President, Creative Director. He will assist me in leading our team. Chris will oversee Crown, The , Tim Duggan Books, Hogarth, Broadway, and . Chris’s creative talent is a great asset to our group, and he has been instrumental in establishing the impressive signature look of the Crown imprints.

JOE PEREZ is named Vice President, Senior Art Director, responsible for Currency, Forum, Convergent, and Image, and nonillustrated titles for the Harmony and Rodale imprints. He will also continue to work on select titles from the Random House and Ballantine lists. Joe is a great asset to this division, and his creative verve and enthusiasm have earned him respect companywide.

GREG MOLLICA is named Vice President, Art Director, One World and Random House. Over the past decade Greg has designed and art‐directed some of our most significant titles, including ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK, BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME, DECODED, BEASTIE BOYS BOOK, and Elizabeth Strout’s novels. Greg’s distinctive creative flair helps define the books of our division.

ROBBIN SCHIFF continues in her role as Vice President, Executive Art Director, Random House and The . Robbin is an indispensable member of our team whose refined creative taste, intelligence, and deep knowledge of the history of our authors guide us from the kernel of a concept to a beautifully executed jacket. Robbin will work on additional titles from our various imprints.

MICHAEL HARNEY, Vice President, Art Operations, is the cornerstone of the Art Department. Not only is he the conduit of all the essential information we need to keep our books on schedule, but he also frees us up to be our best creative selves. Michael’s unrivaled ability to bring order to our sprawling department impresses all of us daily.

DAVID STEVENSON continues in his role as Senior Art Director, Del Rey, conceiving and designing stunning covers for authors such as George R. R. Martin and Pierce Brown. David also works on assorted titles for the Ballantine Bantam Dell and Random House lists.

CARLOS BELTRAN, Art Director, Ballantine Bantam Dell, is a master at creating the bold looks for some of our biggest authors, including Lee Child’s bestselling Jack Reacher books.

SCOTT BIEL is our Art Director, Star Wars and Licensed Packaging. Additionally, Scott is an expert at commercial fiction, designing across our Ballantine Bantam Dell imprints.

MARYSARAH QUINN will continue leading our illustrated design teams in her role as Senior Vice President, Creative Director, reporting to Jill Flaxman, Deputy Publisher, Clarkson Potter, , Harmony, and Rodale.

Please join me in congratulating the talented leaders of the Art Department.