By Erik Pedersen Managing Editor Carolyn Reidy, the powerhouse publisher who ran Simon & Schuster as president and CEO and edited seven Pulitzer Prize winners, died today of a heart attack.
She was 71. Simon & Schuster CFO Dennis Eulau confirmed the news in this memo to staff: It is with great sorrow that I must inform you that Carolyn Reidy, our President and Chief Executive Officer, died suddenly this morning after experiencing a heart attack.
She was 71. Carolyn was both an exemplary leader and a supremely talented and visionary publishing executive. Since joining Simon & Schuster in 1992 as President of the Trade Division, she has been a vital and energetic force within our company, leading us to unprecedented growth on both the
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