Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy Dies of a Heart Attack at 71

‘EXEMPLARY LEADER’

“Carolyn was both an exemplary leader and a supremely talented and visionary publishing executive,” wrote CFO Dennis Eulau.

Published May 12 2020 1:02PM EDT

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Carolyn Reidy, the president and chief executive officer of Simon & Schuster publishing company, died of a heart attack on Tuesday morning at age 71, the company said.

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Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy Dies of a Heart Attack at 71

“Carolyn was both an exemplary leader and a supremely talented and visionary publishing executive,” wrote CFO Dennis Eulau.

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Emma Tucker