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Bertelsmann Picks a Publishing Industry Outsider to Head Random House - New York Times

On the day that Bertelsmann, the German media conglomerate, quelled weeks of speculation by announcing that Markus Dohle, head of the company's printing unit, would take over as chief executive of Random House, industry executives were largely reserving judgment on what it would mean to have a relative outsider in charge of the world's largest publisher of consumer books.Mr. Dohle, 39, will succeed Peter W. Olson, Random House's current chief executive, on June 1. Mr. Olson, 58, who led the publishing division for the last decade, is in negotiations for a senior faculty position at Harvard Business School, according to a person knowledgeable about his plans. Mr. Olson declined to comment. ...

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