Quarto Group

The Quarto Group is a global illustrated book publishing group founded in 1976. It is domiciled in the United States. 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 around 300 people in five offices in London, Brighton, New York City, Boston, and Hong Kong. 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. The group was established by co-founders Laurence Orbach and Robert Morley and was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1986. Orbach was chairman and CEO until November 2012, when he was replaced as chairman by Tim Chadwick and as CEO by Marcus Leaver. Chuk Kin Lau, the principal shareholder, became Group CEO in July 2018.

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