The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) has appointed Peter Ashman, Publishing Director at BMJ, as Chair Elect of its governing Council with immediate effect. Peter will become Chair from 2015. He will succeed Simon Ross, Managing Director, Journals at Cambridge University Press.
Peter has been Publishing Director at BMJ since 2007 during which time BMJ's journal business has more than doubled. This growth has come as a result of OA launches such as BMJ Open, innovative products such as 2010 ALPSP new journal award winner BMJ Case Reports and a significant increase in contract publishing in partnership with learned and professional societies around the world.
Prior to this, Peter held senior roles at Nature Publishing Group, Emap Retail and The Lancet.
Simon will remain in the role of Chair until the end of 2014 with Peter taking over as Chair on 1 January 2015. Simon will then become Past Chair.
