Rob Prichard jumps on board Penguin Canada as Chairman. Prichard previously served as President and CEO of Torstar from 2002 until 2009. The company owns The Toronto Star newspaper publication and Harlequin, the largest publishing house in Canada.
Prichard shares his thoughts on his new job: “I am delighted to make this association with Penguin on the company’s 75th anniversary, and I look forward to a renewed involvement in Canadian book publishing with one of the finest publishing houses in the country. Canada punches well above its weight in the literary world and Penguin Canada represents Canada to the world and the world to Canada.”
In July 2010, Mike Bryan was named President and Publisher of Penguin Canada in the wake of David Davidar’s sexual harassment suit. Litigation against Davidar has ceased when a settlement was reached in the same month. (Via the National Post)