Violette Nico has extensive experience in the publishing industry, currently serving as Foreign Rights Director in the children's division at The Quarto Group since May 2011, following the role of Foreign Rights Manager in the same division. Prior to this, Violette worked as Rights Manager at New Holland Publishing from September 2007 to May 2011. Violette holds a Master’s degree in Medieval History from the University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne, attained between 2002 and 2006.