The Blair Partnership, J.K. Rolling’s literary agency, has announced two important hires for newly established executive positions.
According to Variety, Kiran Jeffrey will become the Managing Director of the Harry Potter franchise team, and Simon Johnson has been named Chief Commercial Officer.
Johnson, who spent four years as Managing Director of Strategy, Growth, and E-commerce at Universal Music UK, will concentrate on company development and growth prospects.
During her 10 years at Walt Disney Imagineering, Kiran Jeffery led worldwide franchise initiatives and most recently held the positions of Vice President of Disney Consumer Products EMEA and Chief Marketing Officer.
She will be in charge of the series’ current international publishing, product development, and marketing teams in her new position.
