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Appointments
April 28, 2025

Anne-Laurence Monéger appointed Chief Executive Officer of Dunod

Effective May 12, 2025, Anne-Laurence Monéger will join Dunod as its Chief Executive Officer.

Currently serving as Editorial Director at LexisNexis, Anne-Laurence Monéger brings over 25 years of experience in legal publishing, during which she has developed extensive expertise in the creation of specialized content and the management of editorial projects.

In her new role, Anne-Laurence Monéger will be responsible for drivingDunod’s growth by strengthening its market position and adapting its strategy to major industry transformations. She will place a particular focus on fostering editorial innovation to meet the challenges of a constantly evolving sector.

A leader in science and business publishing, Dunod is also a key player in the humanities and social sciences, particularly in psychology, psychoanalysis, and history. With a catalogue of 8,000 titles, the company publishes approximately 700 books per year under the Dunod, Armand Colin, Interéditions, and Maxima imprints. Open to all areas of knowledge, Dunod publishes works aimed at a broad audience, spanning higher education,professional development,general knowledge and practical life. Recently, the company has also expanded into the field of professional training.

Biographical information:

Anne-Laurence Monéger holds a postgraduate degree (DEA) in Business and Economic Law from Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, as well as the CAPA (French Bar Examination Certificate). She began her career in 1996 at Dalloz before joining LexisNexis in 2001, where she held various editorial and strategic positions, including Book Editorial Director and Head of the Notarial Division, before being appointed Editorial Director in 2022.

Hachette Livre is a subsidiary of Lagardère SA and the worlds third-largest mainstream publishing group (trade and educational). With revenue of 2,873 million in 2024, it is the market leader in France, number two in the UK, third in Spain and fourth in the US (in trade publishing). The Group comprises over 200 imprints which together publish around 15,000 new titles each year in a dozen languages (mainly French, English and Spanish). Hachette Livre covers all segments of the mainstream publishing market: general fiction, nonfiction, paperbacks, childrens and YA books, illustrated books, travel guides, textbooks, study guides and partworks.

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Hachette Livre Magali Hamonic –mhamonic@hachette-livre.fr – 06 74 08 12 32