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White Plains, NY, January 20, 2009 – Haights Cross Communications, Inc. (HCC)
today announced the appointment of John A. Lawler as President and Chief
Executive Officer of Triumph Learning. The appointment is effective immediately.
Lawler will report to Paul Crecca, Haights Cross Communications President and
Chief Executive Officer.
According to Paul Crecca, “I am pleased to welcome John Lawler to the Haights
Cross team. John brings vast experience in leading major information and
publishing businesses. He has an outstanding track record in business and product
development, acquisitions, sales and marketing, and leading the transition of print
businesses to web-based publishing and software. John knows how to build strong
teams and to leverage market trends and customer feedback to drive strategy.”
Lawler said, “Triumph Learning is a premier supplemental education publisher. Its
imprints are among the most respected in the industry and it has tremendous growth
potential. I am looking forward to working with the great team at Triumph in
pursuing exciting new market opportunities.”
Lawler joins Triumph Learning after leading his own consulting firm, Arrow
Advisory, LLC, which specializes in assisting media companies raise capital and
develop and execute innovative growth strategies. From 2001 to 2006, he was
President and CEO of Martindale-Hubbell and chief executive of the Emerging
Markets division at LexisNexis. Prior to 2001, Lawler held executive positions in
business and product development, sales and marketing, and general management
with Dun & Bradstreet. He received a BA from Williams College and an MBA
from University of Virginia.
About Haights Cross Communications:
Founded in 1997 and based in White Plains, NY, Haights Cross Communications is a
premier educational and library publisher dedicated to creating the finest books, audio
products, software and online services, serving the following markets: K-12
supplemental education, public library and school publishing and audio books. Haights
Cross companies include: Triumph Learning (New York, NY), Buckle Down Publishing
(Iowa City, IA), Options Publishing (Iowa City, IA), and Recorded Books (Prince
Frederick, MD). For more information, visit www.haightscross.com .
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