Alex has been the General Non-fiction Publisher at
Penguin Random House New Zealand for the last four years and is also a
photographer and author in his own right.
He is the fourth generation of his family in the book trade. His great grandfather William Hedley
established Hedleys Booksellers in Masterton in 1907. Among the books that Alex
has published are the bestselling Wilson sisters’ series, a range of top-line
illustrated hardbacks, poignant sports autobiographies, heartland classics and
some highly praised children’s non-fiction.
James Kellow, the CEO of HarperCollins Australia and New
Zealand, says: “HarperCollins is totally committed to the New Zealand market.
As befits our heritage as New Zealand’s oldest publisher, we want to provide
New Zealand readers with quality Kiwi stories that reflect their lives, culture
and experience. I’m delighted we have someone of Alex’s calibre joining our
dynamic team to build on Finlay’s excellent foundations.”
Shona Martyn, HarperCollins Publishing Director for
Australia and New Zealand says: “I am thrilled that Alex is joining
HarperCollins. His experience, creativity and drive sees him well placed to
further develop the quality New Zealand publishing list we have established
over recent years. We have a firm vision for our future publishing and Alex is
perfectly poised to execute this.”
Alex Hedley says:
“I am incredibly excited about joining the New Zealand division of a
publisher I admire very much. I stand committed to quality New Zealand
publishing and look forward to working with HarperCollins’ impressive stable of
current authors. Equally, I relish this new opportunity to build on New
Zealand’s rich history of book publishing with fresh and creative new
projects.”
Alex will start at HarperCollins New Zealand on Monday
October 3.
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