Kimberly Whalen, the former St. Martin's subrights specialist, has taken a job with Robert Gottlieb's Trident Media Group. Whalen will serve as managing director of foreign rights for the firm, and will seek to sell Trident's diverse properties across Europe and Asia. Whalen most recently worked as rights director for the Jane Rotrosen Agency, selling foreign, audio and serial rights for authors that include Michael Palmer and Tami Hoag. She also represented several authors.