Stephen Barr, President of SAGE International, has been elected as the new President of The Publishers Association. Stephen succeeds Joanna Prior, Managing Director of Penguin General Books, who remains as an officer on PA Council.
The PA's AGM, which took place on May 18, 2016 at the Institute for Contemporary Arts, also saw Lis Tribe, Managing Director Hodder Education, elected as Vice President.
In addition, Alicia Wise of Elsevier has been appointed Chair of the newly renamed Academic, Professional and Learning Publishers Council. William Bowes of Cambridge University Press has been appointed Chair of the International Board.
The Publishers Association is the leading trade organisation serving book, journal, audio and electronic publishers in the UK. Membership comprises 120 companies from across the trade, academic and education sectors.
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