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Last updated: 22 September 2023 at 4:19pm EST

David Young Net Worth



David Young biography

David James Young serves as Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Young is a former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hachette Book Group USA and spent forty-five years in the publishing industry. In 1970, he started his career at Thorsons, which had been founded by his grandfather and later purchased by Harper Collins. Mr. Young then held various positions at Harper Collins until he became the Managing Director of Little Brown and Company in 1996 and, in 2000, the Chief Executive Officer of the Time Warner Book Group, the parent company of Little Brown and Company. From 2005 to 2013, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Hachette Book Group USA, then moving to become the Deputy CEO of Hachette UK until his retirement in December 2015. During his career, Mr. Young served on a number of publishing association boards including serving as Chair of the Association of American Publishers during 2012-13 and as the President of the Book Trade Benevolent Society from 2013-2017. Mr. Young is a board member of Tate Enterprises, Millbank, London, and is the Chairman of Canongate Books Ltd., the Scottish independent publisher.

What is the salary of David Young?

As the Independent Director of Scholastic, the total compensation of David Young at Scholastic is $165,990. There are 15 executives at Scholastic getting paid more, with Sasha Quinton having the highest compensation of $1,251,740.



How old is David Young?

David Young is 69, he's been the Independent Director of Scholastic since 2015. There are 4 older and 15 younger executives at Scholastic. The oldest executive at Scholastic Corp. is Richard Robinson, 83, who is the Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer.

What's David Young's mailing address?

David's mailing address filed with the SEC is C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY, SCHOLASTIC CORP, 557 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY, 10012.

Insiders trading at Scholastic

Over the last 21 years, insiders at Scholastic have traded over $54,360,637 worth of Scholastic stock and bought 6,598 units worth $202,893 . The most active insiders traders include Richard Robinson, Maureen Oconnell, and Judith Newman. On average, Scholastic executives and independent directors trade stock every 24 days with the average trade being worth of $706,771. The most recent stock trade was executed by Elizabeth Polcari on 1 September 2024, trading 325 units of SCHL stock currently worth $10,150.



What does Scholastic do?

scholastic corporation (nasdaq: schl) is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books, a leading provider of print and digital instructional materials for pre-k to grade 12, and a producer of educational and entertaining children’s media. the company creates quality books and ebooks, print and technology-based learning materials and programs, classroom magazines and other products that, in combination, offer schools customized and comprehensive solutions to support children’s learning both at school and at home. the company also makes quality, affordable books available to all children through school-based book clubs and book fairs. with a 94 year history of service to schools and families, scholastic continues to carry out its commitment to “open a world of possible” for all children. learn more at www.scholastic.com. you can also visit the company blog at http://www.oomscholasticblog.com.



What does Scholastic's logo look like?

Scholastic Corp. logo

Scholastic executives and stock owners

Scholastic executives and other stock owners filed with the SEC include: