STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced appointment of Hugo Zhang as Managing Director of Elsevier Science & Technology in China. Zhang succeeds Sharon Ruwart who served in this role from 2006-2008, guiding Elsevier in Beijing to become the largest office in China among all foreign publishers.
Zhang joined Elsevier in Elsevier in 2007 as Business Development and Marketing Director responsible for S&T books sales and business development in greater China and Korea. In his new position, he will ensure that Elsevier remains China's primary science and technology partner by offering sustainable, high quality information and workflow solutions. He brings to his new position relevant experience in strategic planning, publishing, and publicity from both within and outside of the publishing industry.
Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. Working in partnership with the global science and health communities, the company publishes more than 2,000 journals and 1,900 new books per year, in addition to offering a suite of innovative electronic products, such as ScienceDirect, MD Consult, Scopus, bibliographic databases, and online reference works.
