The Quarto Group
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The Quarto Group is a global illustrated book publishing group founded in 1976. It is domiciled in the United States and listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Traded as | LSE: QRT |
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Founded | 1976 (as The Quarto Group) |
Founders | Bob Morley, Michael Jackson, Laurence Orbach[1] |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Headquarters location | London |
Distribution | Hachette (UK, US)[2][3] |
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Imprints | Below |
Revenue | $ 151.5 [4] million (2021) |
Official website | www |
Quarto creates and sells illustrated books for adults and children, across 50 countries and in 40 languages, through a variety of traditional and non-traditional channels. Quarto employs c.330 people in eight offices in London, Brighton, New York City, Boston, Seattle, Southern California and Hong Kong.[5] In July 2020, its publication This Book Is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewell reached the Number 1 position on The New York Times bestseller list.[6]
The group was established by co-founders Laurence Orbach and Robert Morley and was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1986.[7] Laurence Orbach was chairman and CEO until November 2012, when he was replaced as chairman by Tim Chadwick and Marcus Leaver as CEO.[8]
Chuk Kin Lau, the principal shareholder, became Group CEO in July 2018.[9] In February 2020, the Italian publisher, Giunti took a significant shareholding and Andrea Giunti joined Quarto's board of directors.[10][11]
In September 2020, Chuk Kin Lau became President and Polly Powell was appointed Group CEO. In January 2022, Alison Goff was appointed new Group CEO.[12]