Charlie Winton is CEO and publisher of Counterpoint Press.
[1] In 1976, Winton founded Publishers Group West (PGW), and served as chairman and CEO for 25 years.
[1][2] In 1994, he created a sister corporation, Avalon Publishing Group and served as its CEO.
[3] Winton and his partners maintained the ownership of Avalon Publishing Group.
[4] Winton's latest venture, Counterpoint LLC, was created concurrently with the sale of Avalon via the acquisition and merger of three independent publishers: Counterpoint Press, Shoemaker, and Hoard and Soft Skull Press.