Walker is proud to announce plans to bring Lucy Cousins' European licensing programme in-house.
Helen McAleer, Managing Director of Walker says,
"Walker is regarded as the leading UK Independent children's book publisher, and we are home to some of the world's best authors and illustrators. We are constantly looking at ways to maximise the potential value of Walker's brands and titles to the business. Walker Productions was launched last year to develop Walker owned content for other media platforms and Walker’s licensing division will give us the opportunity to develop exciting licensing programmes with our partners."
Walker's licensing division is headed up by Licensing Director, Judy Burdsall. Judy has been part of Walker since it was founded and has been managing licensing activity for several years across Maisy and other Lucy Cousins' brands.
Judy says, "We are delighted to be bringing this part of Lucy’s licensing programme in house, where it will sit alongside her successful book publishing programme. With several new books from Lucy due to publish in 2009, I'm looking forward to working closely with existing licensees, and bringing new licensees on board as we position Lucy Cousins as a major player in the licensing industry."
What a great start to 2009!