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Shepherd makes return to DK

24.10.12 | Joshua Farrington

Dan Shepherd has been announced as the new global sales and marketing director at Dorling Kindersley.

Shepherd originally joined the company 12 years ago, working with the production team as sales liasion manager, before becoming UK sales director, then Penguin UK deputy group sales director. His most recent role has been as deputy m.d. of Hachette’s Children’s division.

All DK sales, marketing, PR and online teams around the world will report directly to Shepherd, with the exception of DK Verlag, Brady, Alpha and Web Solutions which will continue to  report to  c.e.o John Duhigg.

Duhigg commented: “As our markets and  customers become more global and new channels continue to develop at a rapid  pace, we need to be more global in our thinking and approach.  We need a  global sales and marketing strategy and a joined-up international brand  campaign in order to make the most of the opportunities. With this in mind, I am delighted to announce that Dan Shepherd will be  returning.”

Shepherd said: “DK is where I started in publishing so I  am looking forward to re-joining  the team and playing my part in building on its current success.”

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