Gary Gentel, who joined the children's publisher Candlewick Press as president in November 1996, resigned from the company at the end of January. Until a successor is named, David Heatherwick, the managing director of Candlewick's parent company, Walker Books UK, will serve as acting president and will be spending time in Candlewick's U.S. office.
Gentel Resigns from Candlewick
Feb 01, 1999
A version of this article appeared in the 02/01/1999 issue of Publishers Weekly under the headline:
