Nigel Newton
Nigel Newton CBE | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 June 1955 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Selwyn College, Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | Founder and CEO, Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Spouse | Joanna Newton |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Peter Newton Anne St. Aubyn |
| Relatives | Kenneth Newton (uncle) |
Nigel Newton CBE (born 16 June 1955) is an American-born British publisher. He is the founder and chief executive (CEO) of Bloomsbury Publishing.
Early life
[edit]Nigel Newton was born on 16 June 1955 in San Francisco, California.[1][2] He was born to an American mother and an English father.[3] His father, Peter Newton, was a Napa Valley winemaker, the founder of Sterling Vineyards and Newton Vineyard.[4]
Newton earned a degree in English at Selwyn College, Cambridge.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Newton began his career as assistant to the sales director at Macmillan.[2][5] He later worked for Sidgwick and Jackson.[2]
Newton conceived the idea of Bloomsbury in 1984 and the name of the company shortly thereafter; he first approached David Reynolds to join him in 1985 and later they brought on board Liz Calder and Alan Wherry. The four of them launched the company together in 1986.
In 2020, Newton received the London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement Award.[6][7]
He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2021 New Year Honours for services to the publishing industry.[8]
In 2022, he was appointed president of the Publishers Association, taking over the post from David Shelley.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Newton is married to Joanna, they have three children, Catherine, Alice and William, and live in London and East Sussex.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The board". Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d Jacobs, Emma (23 April 2010). "20 questions: Nigel Newton, Bloomsbury". Financial Times. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ Morais, Richard C. (27 January 1997). "Bloomsbury blooms". forbes.com. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ Fox, Margalit (18 February 2008). "Peter Newton, Napa Vintner, Dies at 81". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ Lawless, John (2 July 2005). "Nigel Newton: Is there life after Harry? You can bet your Hogwarts there is". The Independent. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ "Nigel Newton to Receive The London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement Award 2020". The Hub. The London Book Fair. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ Anderson, Porter (24 February 2020). "Bloomsbury's Nigel Newton Receives London Book Fair's Lifetime Achievement Award". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "No. 63218". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2020. p. N9.
- ^ Anderson, Porter (26 April 2022). "Changes at the UK's Publishers Association: Lotinga, Conway, Newton, Seymour". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Carruthers, Fiona (19 May 2017). "Why a bookcase is a living museum of your mind according to whiz publisher Nigel Newton". afr.com. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ "Nigel Newton". sussex.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2018.