Non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing (IOP), UK, has announced the appointment of Neil Byrne as the new Senior Regional Corporate Sales Manager for Asia Pacific. Byrne will take up his role at the beginning of January 2013 and will be based in Sydney, Australia.
In his new position, Byrne will take responsibility for corporate customers based in the Asia Pacific region, maintaining relationships with customers and developing journals sales in these privately funded, for-profit organisations. He will work closely with Mark Sauter, Vice President, Global Corporate Sales.
With over 10 years' experience in the science, technical and medical publishing industry, Byrne previously worked at ICE Publishing as Publishing Sales Manager for 5 years, and prior to that worked within sales at McGraw Hill.
IOP Publishing is part of the Institute of Physics, a scientific society promoting physics and bringing physicists together for the benefit of all. Beyond the company's core journals programme, high-value scientific information is made easily accessible through an ever-evolving portfolio of community websites, magazines, conference proceedings and a multitude of electronic services.
IOP Publishing is focused on making the most of new technologies and continually improving electronic interfaces to make it easier for researchers to find exactly what they need, when they need it, in the format that suits them best.
