Robert Howard Email & Phone Number

Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

Originally a part of the team that launched the magazine in 1994, I started digital platform mckeenshockey.com in 2012Currently:• Operate a subscription-based website www.mckeenshockey.com. • Publish four digital magazines annually -The McKeen’s Hockey Pool Yearbook (September)), The McKeen's NHL Draft Guide (June) and McKeen's World Junior Tournament Guide (December)• Employ a team of scouts/writers covering the NHL and NHL prospects around the world. • I am responsible for editorial, marketing, finance and development of the site. Our writers are regularly featured in the sports media and are active on social media.

Toronto

Leading a team of publishing professionals we provided sales and marketing support to the publishing imprints of Macmillan as they transitioned to a new distribution arrangement in Canada. We developed and executed title and author plans for the spring/summer and fall season

1989–2004, 2008–2011 Vice President, Sales and Marketing H. B. Fenn and Company Ltd, 34 Nixon Rd, Bolton, Ontario • As a member of the senior management team set strategy and direction. • I oversaw a sales and marketing department of 40 people at its peak, responsible for $138 million in annual revenue. H. B. Fenn grew to become one of Canada’s largest book distributors representing over 80 publishing imprints and 40 distribution clients. • Publishers included Hachette (Grand Central, Little Brown, among their many imprints), Macmillan Publishers US (St. Martin’s Press, Henry Holt, Tor Books, Rodale Books, plus over 20 other publishing imprints), Macmillan Publishers UK, The Disney Book Group, Hachette Book Group, Oxford University Press Canada, Whitecap Books, Time Home Entertainment).2008 - 2011 Vice President Sales and Marketing 2000 - 2004 Vice President Sales and Marketing 1998 - 2000 Vice President of Marketing 1996 - 1998 Director of Marketing 1993 - 1996 Marketing Manager 1989 - 1993 Publicity and Promotion

Directed sales and marketing of Key Porter Books, a venerable Canadian publisher with a program including fiction, children’s books, biography, history, politics, cooking, photography, and other categories.Directed sales and marketing of Fenn Publishing, a sports focused publisher that was the licensing partner in the publishing efforts of the NHL, Hockey Canada, IIHF, and the NHLPA.

Led the Canadian sales efforts working closely with the US office.