Angus Killick has joined Disney Publishing Worldwide as director of global marketing, a new position for the company. He was formerly director of marketing at Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. Killick will be responsible for all book-related marketing efforts across Disney book publishing and will report to Jeanne Mosure, U.S. children's publisher and global associate publisher of Disney Publishing Worldwide.

Christine Longmuir, formerly publicity and marketing coordinator of the Tricycle Press imprint of Ten Speed Press, has been named director of marketing for the children's division of Harcourt Trade Publishers, effective July 9. Longmuir will work out of Harcourt's San Diego office and will report to Louise Pelan, publisher of Harcourt Children's Books.