Christopher Dufault is rejoining Random House on September 1 in the newly created position of senior director, international marketing and British Commonwealth sales. He will work in New York and report to Cyrus Kheradi, svp, director of international sales and marketing. Dufault was part of Random’s international sales team for seven years beginning in 1997. He then became Simon & Schuster's director, international sales planning. In his new role, he will work with Random’s sister companies and exclusive distributors in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
Lauren Spiegel has been promoted to associate editor at Touchstone. Spiegel began at Touchstone in 2006 as an editorial assistant; in 2008, she was promoted to assistant editor, not long after she acquired her first book, 72 Things Younger Than John McCain. Some of her forthcoming titles include Alison Leotta’s Law of Attraction and Scott Mariani’s The Mozart Conspiracy.
