EBSCO Health appoints Dr. Terence K. Trow as Deputy Editor, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine - November 9, 2016
EBSCO Health has announced the appointment of Dr. Terence K. Trow as the Deputy Editor of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. Dr. Trow brings nearly 30 years of medical, teaching, research and editorial experience to EBSCO Health's evidence-based clinical reference tool, DynaMed Plus®. Dr. Trow… Read More
Five new members appointed to Global Challenges Research Fund Strategic Advisory Group - November 8, 2016
Five new members have been appointed to the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Strategic Advisory Group. The new members with varied backgrounds from academia and international development have been appointed for an initial two years to provide advice and support to the GCRF. The main task for the Strategic… Read More
HARRASSOWITZ appoints Justin Clarke as Director of Sales and Marketing North America - November 2, 2016
HARRASSOWITZ, a global full‐service subscription agent and bookseller, has announced the appointment of Justin Clarke as Director of Sales and Marketing for North America. In this role, he will be responsible for promoting the broad service lines and library solutions to the North American academic library… Read More
Lettie Conrad named new North American Editor for Learned Publishing - November 1, 2016
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) and the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) have announced Lettie Conrad as the new North American Editor of Learned Publishing journal. Lettie takes up her post with immediate… Read More
Peter Ashman succeeds Tim Brooks as new BMJ CEO - November 1, 2016
Healthcare knowledge provider BMJ has announced the appointment of Peter Ashman as the next Chief Executive, effective from January 1, 2017. Peter was chosen from an exceptional pool of candidates from both inside and outside the company, and succeeds Tim Brooks who is stepping down after… Read More
Kudos strengthens board with key new appointments - November 1, 2016
Kudos, a service for maximising the reach and impact of research publications, has announced new appointments to its Board of Directors and the successful close of a second funding round. From January 1, 2017, Jon Conibear has been appointed non-executive Chairman. Jon is an experienced… Read More
Brill appoints Marti Huetink as Publishing Director of the History program - October 27, 2016
Academic publisher Brill has announced the appointment of Marti Huetink, Publishing Director of the History program, effective November 1, 2016. As Publishing Director of the History program at Brill, Huetink will begin coordinating all business development activities of the company in the area of Digital Humanities.… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education names Diane Adams as Chief Human Resources Officer - October 26, 2016
Learning science company McGraw-Hill Education has announced that Diane Adams will join the company as its Chief Human Resources Officer, effective October 31, reporting to David Levin, President and CEO. Adams, who brings more than 20 years of experience leading companies through periods of transition and… Read More
Jenny Machida appointed to PLOS Board of Directors - October 26, 2016
Open access journal publisher PLOS has announced that Jenny Machida has joined the PLOS Board of Directors, effective October 21, 2016. According to Board Chairman Gary Ward, Machida's deep business knowledge with a focus on strategy, growth and organisation performance will greatly contribute to PLOS… Read More
OCLC appoints Sebastian Müller as new Sales Director - October 25, 2016
OCLC GmbH has announced that Sebastian Müller has joined the organisation as its new Sales Director for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He takes over the role previously held by Andreas Schmidt, who became General Manager in July. Müller has extensive experience in the technology industry,… Read More
