The Royal Society of Chemistry has announced the appointment of Dr Robert Parker as chief executive. He has acted as interim chief executive since March this year.
Dr Parker brings more than 25 years' experience at the RSC to the role, having joined the organisation in 1985 as assistant editor. The RSC's journal portfolio rose to 30 as published content almost trebled during Dr Parker's tenure first as editorial director, before becoming managing director, publishing, in 2007.
According to Dr Parker, the RSC's strengths lie in tackling issues such as funding pressures on research, increasing student fees, challenges facing industry as a result of the increasing globalisation of chemistry, and potential changes in business models for scholarly publishing. Further, he said that the RSC is in a fantastic position to face the challenges ahead.
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