Tim Hely Hutchinson
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Tim Hely Hutchinson is a British publisher, group CEO of the largest British publisher, Hachette UK
. Educated at Eton
and Oxford, where he edited the student magazine Isis, he worked for Macmillan Publishers in Britain and Australia before working for Robert Maxwell
as Managing Director of Macdonald Futura in 1982. In 1986 he co-founded Headline Publishing Group, which floated on The London Stock Exchange in 1992 and was voted publisher of the year in 1993. In 1993 Headline bought the long-established firm of Hodder & Stoughton, creating Hodder Headline PLC which was the subject of an agreed bid from W. H. Smith in 1999. Having been a director of W.H. Smith and Chairman of W.H.Smith News, he engineered the sale of W. H. Smith's publishing business to Hachette Livre
in 2004, staying on to run Hachette UK, which became Britain's biggest publisher when it acquired Little, Brown in 2006.
He was listed at fourth place in a 2006 Observer
list of the top people in the British books industry, and at fifth place in a 2011 Guardian
version of the list.
Life
Tim Hely Hutchinson is the younger son of Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 8th Earl of DonoughmoreRichard Hely-Hutchinson, 8th Earl of Donoughmore
Richard Michael John Hely Hutchinson, 8th Earl of Donoughmore is an Irish peer, styled Viscount Suirdale from 1948 until 1981....
. Educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Oxford, where he edited the student magazine Isis, he worked for Macmillan Publishers in Britain and Australia before working for Robert Maxwell
Robert Maxwell
Ian Robert Maxwell MC was a Czechoslovakian-born British media proprietor and former Member of Parliament , who rose from poverty to build an extensive publishing empire...
as Managing Director of Macdonald Futura in 1982. In 1986 he co-founded Headline Publishing Group, which floated on The London Stock Exchange in 1992 and was voted publisher of the year in 1993. In 1993 Headline bought the long-established firm of Hodder & Stoughton, creating Hodder Headline PLC which was the subject of an agreed bid from W. H. Smith in 1999. Having been a director of W.H. Smith and Chairman of W.H.Smith News, he engineered the sale of W. H. Smith's publishing business to Hachette Livre
Hachette Livre
-France:*Calmann-Lévy*Deux Coqs d'Or*Disney Hachette Edition*EDICEF*Editions 1*Editions du Chêne**E.P.A*Éditions Dunod*Editions Foucher*Editions Stock*Fayard**Editions Mille et Une Nuits**Editions Mazarine**Pauvert*Gautier-Languereau*Grasset...
in 2004, staying on to run Hachette UK, which became Britain's biggest publisher when it acquired Little, Brown in 2006.
He was listed at fourth place in a 2006 Observer
The Observer
The Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
list of the top people in the British books industry, and at fifth place in a 2011 Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
version of the list.