Chris Murphy to Retire from HBG
Chris Murphy, senior v-p and director of retail sales, will be leaving Hachette Book Group on June 30 as part of the company's Voluntary Resignation Benefits Program.
Murphy has been with HBG, in its many corporate iterations, for more than 24 years. He began at Warner Books in 1989 as a juvenile marketing manager. He became sales liaison for Time Warner at Disney Publishing in 1991 and left to be director of sales at Hyperion until 2001. After a stint at Scholastic, he returned to HBG as v-p of sales in 2004. He eventually rose to senior v-p and group sales director.
In his current role at HBG, Murphy is responsible for such accounts as Barnes & Noble, Target, Walmart, Baker & Taylor, and Ingram. He also oversees the library and academic marketing team, Christian bookselling team, field sales and account marketing teams, and author brands.
After June 30, Murphy can be reached at cmurf16@gmail.com.
