HOUGHTON NAMES OLNEYSUCCESSOR

From: The Boston Globe | Date: December 25, 1987| Author: David Mehegan, Globe Staff | Copyright information

Houghton Mifflin Co. this week announced a changing of the guard at the top of its trade division, the part of the company that publishes novels and nonfiction books sold through bookstores.

Austin G. Olney, a 41-year institution in Boston publishing, will leave his post as senior vice president of the trade and reference division Jan. 1. He will keep the title of senior vice president until he retires in April.

In a prepared statement, Houghton Mifflin president Harold ...