Cambridge University Press (CUP), the publishing division of the UK's University of Cambridge, has announced that Chief Executive Stephen Bourne will step down from his post at the end of April 2012. Bourne joined the Press in 1997, becoming Chief Executive in 2002. He has steered the Press through momentous changes in the publishing industry.
Under his leadership, the Press has embraced new technologies; grown substantially a publishing business that was already world-renowned for its high quality; committed significant resources to the developing world; and changed the Press's staff profile to support innovation, including a major restructure of the Press Board, announced in December 2011. The Press Syndicate, made up of 18 senior academics from the University of Cambridge who govern the Press, will immediately begin the process of selecting Bourne's successor.
Bourne will stand down as Chief Executive at the end of April. He has then accepted an invitation to become President of Cambridge University Press for a further period, focusing on international relations and helping the new management team with a range of transitional matters.
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