IEEE GlobalSpec, Inc. elects new Board Chairman and two independent directors - November 3, 2017
Digital media solutions provider IEEE GlobalSpec, Inc., a for-profit subsidiary of IEEE, has announced the election of two new directors, and the naming of its independent first Chairman. Martin Keen, a designer and product innovator, joins the Board as an independent… Read More
MDPI appoints new Editor-in-Chief for Toxins and Section Editor-in-Chief for Bacterial Toxins - November 2, 2017
Academic open-access publisher Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) has announced the appointment of Jay W. Fox as the Editor-in-Chief of 'Toxins', and Michel R. Popoff as the Section Editor-in-Chief for 'Bacterial Toxins'. The new 2-year term starts on November 1, 2017. Jay W. Fox is… Read More
Dr. Kelly M. McMasters named new Editor-in-Chief for Annals of Surgical Oncology - October 31, 2017
The Society of Surgical Oncology has announced the appointment of Dr. Kelly M. McMasters as the new Editor-in-Chief of Annals of Surgical Oncology (ASO), effective March 2018. Dr. McMasters becomes only the second Editor in the journal's nearly 25-year history to assume the role. He will… Read More
Wilma van Wezenbeek to succeed Robert van der Vooren as Open Access Project Leader at the VSNU - October 26, 2017
Wilma van Wezenbeek, director of the TU Delft Library, will succeed Robert van der Vooren as Open Access Project Leader at the VSNU with effect from January 1, 2018. In recent years Van Wezenbeek has spearheaded national and international efforts to promote open access and… Read More
Pearson’s Arthur Baker appointed as new Managing Director, OUP Australia & New Zealand - October 25, 2017
Academic publisher Oxford University Press has appointed Arthur Baker as new Managing Director of Oxford University Press Australia & New Zealand (OUP ANZ). Arthur will take up his new role from January 2018. Arthur has extensive experience in the industry, having started his career in… Read More
AIP Publishing and STM Association announce Jason Wilde as Chair, STM Board of Directors - October 23, 2017
AIP Publishing and The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM), a global trade association for academic and professional publishers, have appointed Jason Wilde as Chair of the STM Board of Directors at the association's annual meeting in Frankfurt. … Read More
McGraw-Hill Education appoints Lloyd “Buzz” Waterhouse as Interim President & CEO - October 20, 2017
Learning science company McGraw-Hill Education has announced the appointment of Lloyd "Buzz" Waterhouse as the company's interim president and chief executive officer. He succeeds David Levin who is leaving the company. Waterhouse previously served as the president and CEO of McGraw-Hill Education from June of… Read More
Wiley names Brian A. Napack as President and CEO - October 19, 2017
Publisher John Wiley and Sons, Inc. has announced that Brian A. Napack has been named its new President and CEO, effective December 4. Napack succeeds Matthew Kissner, who has served as interim CEO since May of 2017. Kissner, a 14-year veteran of Wiley's Board of Directors,… Read More
Stanford bioengineering researcher Norbert Pelc to serve as interim editor-in-chief of the Journal of Medical Imaging - October 17, 2017
The SPIE Board of Directors recently announced that Norbert Pelc of Stanford University will step in for University of Chicago professor Maryellen Giger as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Medical Imaging (JMI) for the 2018 calendar year. Giger is stepping away to serve as president of… Read More
Wiley appoints Ella Balagula as new EVP of publishing business - October 16, 2017
John Wiley and Sons, Inc., a global research and learning company, has announced that Ella Balagula has been named Wiley's new Executive Vice President of Wiley's Publishing segment. Prior to joining Wiley, Balagula was Senior Vice President and General Manager of Engineering Solutions at Elsevier, one… Read More
