Lisa Marks has been appointed to the newly created post of executive v-p of consumer products for the Penguin Group. Marks will be responsible for developing new licensing and merchandising opportunities for Penguin properties throughout North America. She will report to Michael Lynton, chairman and CEO of the Penguin Group.

Before joining Penguin, Marks was v-p of marketing and retail business development at Nickelodeon consumer products; she had also spent eight years with the Walt Disney Company.