Be part of us for a free, intimate Q&A session with Barnes and Noble CEO James Daunt at 9 a.m. on Monday, June 3. Espresso and pastries will probably be supplied. This occasion will probably be held on the Portland Press Herald Headquarters at 295 Gannett Drive, South Portland.
Seating is restricted, so reserve your area beneath.
About James Daunt
James Daunt is Chief Govt Officer of Barnes & Noble, the world’s largest retail bookseller, of stationery and present retailer Paper Supply and of Waterstones, the biggest retail bookseller in the UK. Mr. Daunt presently oversees greater than 600 Barnes & Noble bookstores and 125 Paper Supply in america and over 300 bookshops throughout the UK, Eire, The Netherlands and Belgium, which embrace Waterstones, Blackwell’s, Foyles and Hatchards.
Mr. Daunt has over 30 years of expertise in bookselling. After eschewing an early profession as an funding banker, Mr. Daunt opened his personal bookstore in London in 1990, referred to as (unimaginatively) Daunt Books. Daunt Books now has 9 areas, primarily in London, and stays independently owned by Mr. Daunt.
In 2011, Mr. Daunt was appointed Managing Director of Waterstones when businessman Alexander Mamut purchased the struggling bookseller. Waterstones was subsequently restored to profitability, successful that led to the acquisition of a majority stake within the enterprise by Elliott Advisors in July 2018. Elliott acquired Barnes & Noble in August 2019 and Barnes & Noble bought Paper Supply in Might 2021.
In addition to his successes in bookselling, Mr. Daunt was elected as an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2017 and appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) within the 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours for providers to the publishing trade.
Mr. Daunt is a graduate of Pembroke School on the College of Cambridge, the place he studied historical past. He’s married and has two daughters.
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