DOAJ has announced the appointment of Joanna Ball as its new Managing Director. With over 20 years’ management and leadership experience, Joanna has a proven track record as a vocal advocate for open access.
She brings a wealth of experience and strategic leadership from work as Head of Roskilde University Library and senior management roles in library services at the University of Sussex and the University of Cambridge. Joanna will also chair UKSG from March 2022. She succeeds Lars Bjørnshauge, DOAJ Founder, and Managing Director since 2013.
Joanna will start her new position in January 2022, at a time when the open access movement is gaining momentum and demand for open access infrastructure, such as DOAJ, is increasing.
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