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John Makinson CBE (born 10 October 1954) is the Chairman of Kano, a London-based computing company which makes DIY computer and coding kits. He formerly served as chairman of the international publishing company Penguin Random House.
Feb 19, 2024 · According to an affidavit obtained by KVUE, John Makinson was arrested behind the gym after allegedly stabbing a man Friday morning at the location on West Anderson Lane, near Burnet Road.
And in the high-powered world of publishing, it doesn’t get more influential than John Makinson, chairman of the newly-merged Penguin Random House entity that, in one dramatic move, now controls 25% of all the books published in the world annually.
John Makinson is a former journalist, publisher and chairman of Penguin Random House. He is also a board member of Harvard University Press and the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford.
John Makinson is currently Chair of the Advisory Board of the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford, and a member of the board of Harvard University Press. From 2013 until the end of 2016 John was Chairman of Penguin Random House, the world’s largest consumer book publisher.
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Jul 29, 2010 · John Makinson is the current leader of Penguin Books, the publisher founded by Sir Allen Lane in 1935. He talks about the brand's history, innovation, controversies and challenges in the digital age.
Jan 23, 2016 · Jaipur: John Makinson, the chairman of the recently merged Penguin Random House, is arguably one of the most important persons in the global publishing industry at the moment. The group owns 450 ...
