Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a global leader in content management, copyright licensing, discovery and delivery solutions, has announced the appointment of Brian Crawford, Cathy Wolfe and Deirdre Silver to its Board of Directors.
Crawford is the President of the Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS), and oversees its portfolio of more than 50 peer-reviewed journals and the industry-leading Chemical & Engineering News. Crawford previously spent nearly two decades as part of executive publishing teams at John Wiley & Sons, Inc. He has served in leadership roles with US-based and international publishing trade associations, including Chair of both the Board of Directors at the Association of American Publishers and its PSP Executive Council, and on the Executive Board of the International Association of STM Publishers.
Wolfe serves as President & CEO of Wolters Kluwer Health Learning, Research & Practice, the latest role in a tenure spanning over 25 years at Wolters Kluwer. Currently, she focuses on delivering expert solutions that help to reduce care variability for healthcare institutions globally.
At John Wiley & Sons, Inc. for more than 15 years, Silver holds the position of Associate General Counsel (Global), VP of Legal, Research. Silver is responsible for all aspects of legal work for Wiley’s global research publishing operations, including participating in shaping strategy, consulting and negotiating with respect to acquisitions, contracts, disputes, and publication ethics, and formulating policy on copyright. She is a member of the STM Copyright and Legal Affairs Committee, and previously worked at Sekani, Inc. and Proskauer Rose LLP.
Crawford, Wolfe and Silver share a commitment to CCC's mission of advancing a pro-copyright agenda by facilitating access to content based on market demand, while protecting the rights and interests of content creators and rightsholders.
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