Charlie Winton
Charlie Winton is CEO and publisher of Counterpoint Press.[1]
In 1976, Winton founded Publishers Group West (PGW), and served as chairman and CEO for 25 years.[1][2] In 1994, he created a sister corporation, Avalon Publishing Group and served as its CEO.[3] In 2002, PGW was sold to Advance Marketing Services.[3] Winton and his partners maintained the ownership of Avalon Publishing Group.[1]
In 2007, Avalon was sold to Perseus Books Group.[4] Winton's latest venture, Counterpoint LLC, was created concurrently with the sale of Avalon via the acquisition and merger of three independent publishers: Counterpoint Press, Shoemaker, and Hoard and Soft Skull Press.[5][6] The company maintains offices in Berkeley, California.[7]
Winton graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. in Communications in 1974.[8] He lives in Berkeley, California.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c Werris, Wendy "Profile: Charlie Winton", "Publishers Weekly", May 04, 2009
- ^ Debare, Ilana "A financial thriller in the publishing world", "San Francisco Chronicle", January 27, 2007
- ^ a b Benson, Heidi, "Berkeley publishers Midas touch" "San Francisco Chronicle", February 10, 2003
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