Hachette Book Group (HBG) International Sales is pleased to announce they have added three New York–based team members as part of a broader transformation aimed at strengthening global partnerships and enhancing customer engagement worldwide.

Stacey Lai (pictured right) joins as Associate Director, International Sales, overseeing business across the UK, Australia, New Zealand, India, and South Africa. She will lead sales strategy across these key closed-market partnerships, bringing extensive international sales experience from Penguin Random House, Baker & Taylor, and, most recently, HarperCollins.

Josephine Ernest (pictured left) has been appointed Manager, International Online Sales & Operations, a newly created role focused on developing a best-in-class approach to international online platforms and streamlining global operations. Her work will support a scalable strategy to ensure titles reach distinct markets at the appropriate price and format. She joins from Bloomsbury.

Sofia Sanchez will transition from Little, Brown Editorial to the International Sales Team as Sales Associate, managing accounts across Latin America and the Caribbean.

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