Gale, part of Cengage Learning, has announced the appointment of Paul Gazzolo as Senior Vice President and General Manager. In this role, Gazzolo will lead Gale's strategy, product development, sales and marketing teams, and continue to identify ways Gale can partner with libraries to help them deliver value to the communities they serve.
Bringing to Gale a wealth of experience in digital product innovations and online product and market development, Gazzolo will be charged with growing Gale's brand globally. Specifically, he will lead the expansion of Gale's collections, platforms, programs and content partnerships with leading institutions worldwide. Gazzolo will concentrate on advancing and expanding Gale's position as a company that provides measurable value to all types of libraries, through its products, curriculum alignments, and advocacy.
Gazzolo is a veteran of the research space, coming most recently from Wolters Kluwer CCH Tax & Accounting serving as the General Manager of the Research and Learning business. Before his tenure with Wolters Kluwer, Paul served as President of World Book where he led the transformation of the encyclopedia publisher into a digital innovator. He also worked at LexisNexis Group, first as Vice President, Marketing and Communications and then as Chief Operating Officer with responsibility for strategy, revenue and profit.
