Nigel Newton

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Nigel Newton CBE
Born (1955-06-16) 16 June 1955 (age 68)
NationalityBritish
Alma mater Selwyn College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)Founder and CEO, Bloomsbury Publishing
SpouseJoanna Newton
Children3
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.

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Early life

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

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

Newton is married to Joanna, they have three children, Catherine, Alice and William, and live in London and East Sussex. [10] [11]

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