Susan Mercandetti is returning to ABC News as v-p for business development and partnerships. Mercandetti spent more than 10 years at the company before moving to print, where she held positions at Vanity Fair and The New Yorker. She then worked in publishing, first as an editor at Miramax Books and then, most recently, as an executive editor at Random House. Among her authors were Tim Russert, Bob Woodruff, and Katie Couric.
Allison Dobson is Random House Publishing Group’s new v-p, director, business development and strategic partnerships. She reports to Bill Takes, executive v-p, director, publishing and business operations. Dobson was formerly director, digital publishing, in Random’s digital product development group.
