Macmillan CEO Steps Back From Day-To-Day Operations

Readers wait in line at Macmillan booth at the Book Expo trade show in 2013.

John Sargent, CEO of Macmillan — one of the Big Five book publishing houses — has stepped back from day-to-day operations, after five employees organized an industry-wide protest against racism.

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John Sargent, CEO of Macmillan — one of the Big Five book publishing houses — has stepped back from day-to-day operations, after five employees organized an industry-wide protest against racism.