ITHAKA, a not-for-profit organisation that seeks to help the academic community take full advantage of rapidly advancing information and networking technologies, has announced the appointment of Kate Wittenberg as the new Managing Director of Portico, effective September 1.
Eileen Fenton, who successfully led Portico since its founding in 2002, will work closely with Wittenberg over the coming weeks as she transitions fully into her new role and concludes projects for Ithaka S+R. Fenton will continue in her role as ITHAKA's Executive Vice President of Technology & Content Services.
Wittenberg brings a deep understanding of issues at the intersection of digital technologies, academic libraries, and scholarly publishing to Portico. During her time as Project Director, Client and Partnership Development for Ithaka S+R, Wittenberg's innovative work with libraries and publishers helped to develop resources, products, and services that enabled these communities to grow as vibrant digital organizations while remaining true to their core missions.
Portico has become an integral part of the scholarly communications ecosystem by providing certified digital preservation services to more than 700 libraries around the world and 2,000 scholarly societies that work with more than 120 publishers.
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