New Execs at Lonely Planet

John Boris has been named executive v-p, Lonely Planet, and managing director Lonely Planet Americas, reporting to Matt Goldberg, Lonely Planet CEO. Boris, who had been at Zagat Survey, will be based in Oakland and will head Lonely Planet's U.S. business. Also joining the publisher are Laura Sullivan, v-p, marketing, and Lotte Vester, v-p, finance.

Cesare Joins Gallery

Kara Cesare will join Gallery Books as executive editor November 2. Cesare has been at Penguin for the past six years, acquiring both fiction and nonfiction titles.