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All Eyes On Random House Helm

Posted at 7:30PM Sunday 11 May 2008

New York-based Random House, the world's largest book publisher, looks set to be managed by a European executive from outside the book industry after its chief executive, American Peter Olson, announces his departure in the coming weeks. People familiar with Random House's parent Bertelsmann said that the German media group had decided against promoting Random House UK head Gail Rebuck or German chief Joerg Pfuhl in order to bring a fresh pair of eyes to the business.

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