ProQuest, part of Cambridge Information Group, US, has named Bowker President and CEO, Annie Callanan, as Chief Operating Officer. In her new role, Callanan will report to ProQuest CEO Marty Kahn and will manage the day-to-day operations for ProQuest's publishing, marketing, customer care and content operations. She will also continue to have overall responsibility for Bowker.
Callanan is a seasoned information industry leader who, since coming to Bowker as President and CEO in 2006, has successfully advanced the development, marketing and distribution of information technology solutions to libraries, publishers and educators. During her three years with Bowker she has expanded the company's services, acquired Medialab - developer of Aquabrowser - and more recently, integrated LibraryThing into the Bowker product mix.
While the management structures will align at ProQuest and Bowker, the companies' customer-facing operations and product initiatives will continue uninterrupted.
ProQuest creates specialised information resources and technologies for library, education and business markets. Bowker is a global leader in bibliographic information management.
