BMJ Group has appointed Niels Peter Thomas as Chief Executive Officer of BMJ Publishing, effective April 15, 2026.
In this role, he will oversee global publishing operations for the healthcare knowledge organization, including The BMJ, nearly 70 specialty journals, and the Events, Careers, and Learning businesses, and will report to BMJ Group Board Chair Peter Vicary-Smith.
He brings more than 20 years of international leadership experience within the Springer Group and joins from Springer Nature, where he most recently served as Executive Vice President and Managing Director for Books, overseeing the academic books program.
His previous positions include President of Springer Nature Greater China and Managing Director of the Iversity e-learning platform.
He holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Political Economy and remains active in the academic community as a visiting professor at a university in Beijing, mentoring early-career researchers.
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