Gail Rebuck
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Dame Gail Rebuck, Baroness Gould of Brookwood DBE (born 10 February 1952) is a British publisher, chairman and chief executive of Random House UK. She was married to Philip Gould, Lord Gould of Brookwood until his death in November 2011.
, learning there to read and write in French before she did in English. She graduated with a degree in intellectual history from Sussex University in 1974. After working for various small publishers, and running a paperback imprint for Hamlyn
, she put funds of her own into a new imprint, Century. After a merger with Hutchinson
in 1985, Century Hutchinson was taken over by Random House UK in 1989. Rebuck was appointed Chair and Chief Executive of Random House UK in 1991.
Rebuck was awarded a CBE in the 2000 honours list, and made a Dame in 2009. She was listed at fifth place in a 2006 Observer
list of the top people in the British books industry, and at ninth place in a 2011 Guardian
version of the list.
Life
Rebuck's Latvian grandfather sold rags from a barrow, and her father was also in the rag trade. At the age of four she was sent to the South Kensington Lycée Français Charles de GaulleLycée Français Charles de Gaulle
The Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle is a large French primary and secondary school situated in South Kensington, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London...
, learning there to read and write in French before she did in English. She graduated with a degree in intellectual history from Sussex University in 1974. After working for various small publishers, and running a paperback imprint for Hamlyn
Hamlyn
Hamlyn may refer to:People:* Alan Hamlyn U.S.-English soccer defender of the 1960s and 70s* Paul Hamlyn , founder of the Hamlyn publishing company* William Hamlyn-Harris Australian javelin throwerOther:...
, she put funds of her own into a new imprint, Century. After a merger with Hutchinson
Hutchinson (publisher)
Hutchinson & Co. was an English book publisher, founded in 1887. The company merged with Century Publishing in 1985 to form Century Hutchinson, and was folded into the British Random House Group in 1989, where it remains as an imprint in the Cornerstone Publishing division...
in 1985, Century Hutchinson was taken over by Random House UK in 1989. Rebuck was appointed Chair and Chief Executive of Random House UK in 1991.
Rebuck was awarded a CBE in the 2000 honours list, and made a Dame in 2009. She was listed at fifth 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 ninth 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.