Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced the appointment of Jayne Marks as Vice President, Publishing, at Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) journals, part of its Medical Research business unit.
In her new role, Marks will be responsible for driving LWW’s journal strategy across its portfolio of medical, nursing and allied health journals, managing editorial and production, society acquisition and business development, as well as its continuing education business.
Marks is a recognised thought leader through her industry blogging - she directed the Sage Blog for their editors and society members - and active Twitter postings, and is a frequent conference speaker and publishing lecturer. She is on the STM Association board and has chaired the Serials Publishers’ Executive of the Publishers Association.
Marks brings more than 30 years of experience in STM publishing to her position at Wolters Kluwer Health. Most recently, she was vice president and editorial director for the Library Information Group at SAGE Publications. In this position, she managed over 350 journals, a reference publishing program, and had responsibility for new online products. Marks has also held publishing director positions at Nature Publishing Group and Stockton Press, managing broad journal portfolios and launching new products, including Nature’s Clinical Practice Series.
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