CFO, Deputy CFO Named at Penguin Random House

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Milena Alberti

Milena Alberti has been named chief financial officer of Penguin Random House, a dual U.S. and global position, effective July 1. Most recently head of global corporate finance, Alberti was involved in the merger and formation of Penguin Random House from the beginning and was one of the architects of last year's acquisition of the trade publishing assets of Santillana Ediciones Generales. She will have a seat on the Penguin Random House board of directors, and will become a member of both Penguin Random House's North American board and its global executive committee. She succeeds Coram Williams, who is becoming CFO of Pearson later this summer.

Alberti joined Random House nearly 14 years ago and led the Vintage Español U.S. imprint from 2004 to 2010, before being named v-p, mergers and acquisitions, for Random House. In 2011, she became head of the corporate development and strategy team, and in February 2014, she took her most recent job.

James Johnston is being promoted to the newly created position of senior v-p, deputy CFO, Penguin Random House. He was formerly senior v-p, worldwide and U.S. financial reporting, planning and accounting.