International scholarly publisher Koninklijke Brill N.V. (Brill) has announced that its Supervisory Board intends to appoint Peter Coebergh as CEO. He will succeed Herman Pabbruwe following his scheduled retirement at the AGM on May 17, 2018.
At the same time, the Supervisory Board intends to appoint Olivier de Vlam to the Management Board as CFO and COO. In order to ensure continuity in publishing policy, Brill furthermore intends to appoint a Chief Publishing Officer in early 2018. Together they will form Brill’s Executive Committee.
Works Council has rendered their positive advice on this structure and the nomination.
Brill is a leading global publisher serving scholars in the humanities, international law, biology and the social sciences. Scholars increasingly benefit from Brill’s capabilities in digital publishing, open access and global distribution. With offices in the Netherlands, USA, Germany, Singapore and China, Brill is a truly independent international publishing company bridging various academic traditions on the basis of peer review and strict quality control.
Peter Coebergh joined Brill in 2015 and currently holds the position of EVP Marketing & Sales. Prior to joining Brill, Peter held several executive positions in marketing and sales at Springer Nature, which he joined in 2001. In 2007, Peter was appointed to Springer's management board and starting 2011, he held the position of President Corporate & Healthcare markets.
Olivier de Vlam joined Brill in 2015 and currently holds the position of EVP Finance & Operations. Olivier started his career at Wolters Kluwer in 1995. During his tenure at Wolters Kluwer, Olivier held various positions in finance, operational audit, M&A, and ERP implementation. As of 2009, Olivier was the Financial Director of Wolters Kluwer's German software subsidiary Addison and as of 2011, VP Finance at Wolters Kluwer's Technology development subsidiary.
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