(BPRW) Gabrielle Gambrell Joins Hachette Book Group as Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK – Hachette Book Group (HBG) announced today that Gabrielle Gambrell has been named Senior Vice President, Chief Communications Officer. The appointment was made by David Shelley, Hachette Book Group Chief Executive Officer, to whom Gambrell will report.

Gambrell will be a member of HBG’s Executive Management Board. In this role, she will oversee Hachette Speakers Bureau; branding; corporate, internal, and executive communications; media relations;  strategic communications; trade fairs; HBG’s philanthropic activities and environmental program; and will work closely with Hachette UK. Her role replaces that of HBG’s current SVP Communications, Sophie Cottrell, who is leaving the company at the end of August.

Shelley said: “I’m really excited to be working with Gabrielle. Her creativity, flair and experience across a range of disciplines and industries will help us hugely in getting the message out there about the new worlds of ideas, entertainment, learning and opportunity which books offer. An industry in growth mode, I believe there’s never been a more dynamic or interesting time for book publishing, and Gabrielle will be instrumental in communicating the possibilities to the widest audience.”

Gambrell comes to HBG from Amazon, where she served as Head of Communications for Inclusive Experiences and Technology, Employee Experience. Prior to that, she made history at Barnard College of Columbia University as Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, becoming the first Black woman to lead marketing and communications, as well as the youngest since the College’s founding in 1889. She has managed teams across the globe as Worldwide Director of Communications and Public Relations at FCB Global, an award-winning advertising agency network. Before FCB, Gambrell was Director of Communications for NBCUniversal and responsible for all global diversity communications. A champion for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, as Manager of Communications for CBS Corporation, she was a charter member of the company’s first diversity council. Gambrell was a member of the CBS Network Sales Planning team and also served as a broadcast associate for CBS Sports. She began her mass media communications career as a Production and Talent Assistant on Disney and ABC’s Daytime Emmy award-winning morning show “Live with Regis and Kelly.”

As a professor, Gambrell shares her marketing and communications experience with students at Columbia University and New York University. Gambrell teaches graduate courses in integrated marketing, digital and social media, advanced public relations, media relations, corporate communications, and event planning.

She is a current board member of her alma mater, Iona University (M.A., Sports & Entertainment Public Relations, and B.A., Broadcast Journalism, Television, Video Production and Film), who awarded Gambrell their Rising Star Award in 2018 for her early-career achievements. She is also an Iona entrepreneurship career mentor and advisory board member of the Communications, Sports, Entertainment and Media department.

“Joining a prestigious industry leader during a great time of transformation is just one of many reasons why I’m excited to become part of the executive management team at HBG. If you’re a story lover like me, then you’ve likely read many of Hachette’s acclaimed books. As a storyteller at heart, I look forward to elevating this world-renowned brand and showcasing all that HBG offers,” said Gambrell. “Publishing impacts the entire world, our understanding of information, thoughts, curiosity and imagination. With David’s vision for the company’s future, the sky’s the limit for what new heights that HBG will reach.”

Gambrell has been named to PR Net’s “Marcomms’ Most Influential List,” celebrating top brand marketers and communicators for their leadership, innovation and achievement in the field; Color Magazine’s POWER 40 Under 40, a roster of exceptional young professionals of color who are reshaping industries, igniting change, and inspiring a new era of leadership; Advertising Week’s AWNewYork Future is Female Shortlist, presented by Warner Bros. Discovery; PRNEWS’ list of Top Women in PR; and PRWeek’s Hall of Femme.

She is originally from Los Angeles, California, and currently resides in Westchester County, New York, with her husband, son and daughter.

About Hachette Book Group

Hachette Book Group (HBG) is a leading trade publisher based in New York and a division of Hachette Livre (a Lagardère company), one of the world’s largest trade and educational publishers. HBG is made up of eight publishing groups: Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Audio, Hachette Nashville, Little, Brown and Company, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Orbit, Perseus Books, and Workman Publishing. HBG also provides a wide range of custom distribution, fulfillment, digital and sales services to third-party publishers. Visit hachettebookgroup.com to learn more about HBG imprints. For updated news follow HBG on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X.com, and YouTube.

Source: Hachette Book Group