Hachette Book Group is a privately owned company headquartered in the US, founded in 2006, with approximately 1,360 employees. The company operates as a U.S. trade publisher specializing in book and periodical publishing, and functions as a division of the trade and educational book publisher Hachette Livre.
On September 30, 2026, Hachette Livre reported that David Shelley received another promotion, noting the success of its three-year-old "English language management structure," which previously saw Shelley add the U.S.-based Hachette Book Group (HBG) to his portfolio. This followed Hachette Livre's update to its international governance structure on September 29, when it appointed Shelley, then CEO of Hachette UK and Hachette Book Group, as Global Advisor to Hachette Livre’s Executive Management and Executive Chair of Hachette UK and Hachette Book Group. Philippe Lamotte also joined the International Executive Committee (COMEXI) on the same date. Earlier on September 29, Hachette Book Group announced two new appointments to its Executive Management Board, naming Christine Ball as President and Publisher for Grand Central Publishing and promoting Emily Meehan to President and Publisher of Union Square and Co. Hachette Book Group had also appointed Ben Sevier as its new chief executive on September 29, part of a slate of promotions following a corporate structure overhaul that began three years prior.
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