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Publisher HarperCollins has appointed Michael Moynahan as its new CEO for Australia and New Zealand.
Moynahan is currently in a senior management role at Random House. He will take up his post at HarperCollins in the New Year.
"I can't wait to get to Sydney and to start working with such a highly talented group of people", said Moynahan.
"HarperCollins rightly enjoys an enviable position in the market and I am looking forward to working with the team to build on a really strong base and find new opportunities to grow".
Moynahan started his publishing career with HarperCollins in New Zealand in 1988 and then moved to Random House.
HarperCollins has a staff of 300 in Australasia, printing under the brands of Angus & Robertson, Fourth Estate, Collins and Voyager. Their authors include Donna Hay, Geraldine Brookes and Peter Fitzsimmons.
