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RNS Number : 4759A  Bloomsbury Publishing PLC  15 April 2026

 

BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC

("Bloomsbury" or "the Company")

 

Bloomsbury strengthens Board with appointment of Jenny Ridout and streamlines
structure

Bloomsbury is streamlining its operating structure and strengthening its Board
for the next stage of growth. Jenny Ridout, currently Managing Director of the
Academic & Professional Division, has been appointed to the Bloomsbury
Board of Directors.

Bloomsbury Chairman, John Bason, said, "Jenny Ridout has been appointed as an
Executive Director on the Board of Directors of Bloomsbury. This follows our
long established practice of having the leader of our academic publishing on
the board.  Jenny has also been our leader in Artificial Intelligence and was
instrumental in both the AI training deal we announced in July and the
partnership with Google we announced in December. She recently studied for a
Post Graduate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence for Business from the Saїd
Business School in Oxford. The board welcomes her voice for the future."

Bloomsbury is also streamlining its operating structure, while retaining the
current financial reporting. The company has operated a matrix structure with
three major editorial divisions serviced by a global sales, marketing and
publicity division. The central matrix structure has served Bloomsbury well
over a period of considerable growth. To take this growth to the next stage,
it has been decided to restructure to three vertical business units, with each
business unit operating with its own editorial, sales, marketing and
publicity, rights and audio functions reporting directly into the managing
director of each. The new structure positions the company for greater agility,
clearer accountability and continued expansion:

·    Bloomsbury Global Academic & Professional led by Jenny Ridout;

·   Bloomsbury USA led by Sabrina McCarthy, who continues to lead US
Consumer and now also assumes responsibility for US A&P sales and
marketing, rights and audio activity; and

·   Bloomsbury Consumer UK led by Kathleen Farrar, who becomes Managing
Director of Consumer UK. Ian Hudson is retiring from his full time role and
will remain with the company as a consultant to contribute to longer term
strategic planning.

Bloomsbury has consolidated central functions under Chief Finance &
Operations Officer, Keith Underwood. These responsibilities will include
Finance, Investor Relations, Commercial & Metadata, Operations, Royalties,
Technology, Website and a central Project/Change Management office.

Nigel Newton, Chief Executive, said, "The new organisational structure creates
a clearer, more agile framework that will enable us to deliver the next phase
of Bloomsbury's growth. By aligning our business units more closely with our
key markets, we can respond to changing tastes and customer preferences,
strengthening our international and digital capabilities, and leverage new
technologies. We are positioning the company to align with our ambitions, to
take best advantage of the opportunities ahead and to continue to create long
term success."

 

For further information, please contact:

 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
 Tamsin Garrity, Group Investor Relations Director  tamsin.garrity@bloomsbury.com (mailto:tamsin.garrity@bloomsbury.com)
 Hudson Sandler
 Dan de Belder / Hattie Dreyfus / Emily Brooker     bloomsbury@hudsonsandler.com (mailto:bloomsbury@hudsonsandler.com)

 

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