Anthony Cheetham

Anthony John Valerian Cheetham (born 12 April 1943) is an English book publisher, responsible for establishing several of the UK's major publishing houses, including Century (now an imprint of Penguin Random House UK), Orion, Quercus and Head of Zeus (acquired in 2021 by Bloomsbury).

Early life and education Anthony Cheetham was born in Mexico City in 1943, one of two sons of Nicolas Cheetham, a British diplomat and writer. His adolescence saw him spending time both in Paris and Budapest, before attending Balliol College at the University of Oxford, where he graduated with a degree in Modern History. Upon graduating, Cheetham spent a year teaching English at a school in Valberg, Norway, to Tibetan refugees between the ages of 13 and 18.

Career in publishing After returning to the UK in 1965, Cheetham became educational editor at the New English Library (NEL), a subsidiary of New American Library, working under its then-managing director Gareth Powell.

After leaving Orion in 2003, Cheetham acted as consultant at Random House UK, and held leading positions thereafter at Quercus Publishing and Atlantic Books.

In 2018, Cheetham handed over the position of chief executive at Head of Zeus to his son Nicolas.

Personal life Cheetham is currently married to literary agent Georgina Capel.