George Lossius appointed to CBI Advisory Board - August 26, 2013
Content solutions provider Publishing Technology has announced that the company's CEO, George Lossius, has been nominated and accepted onto the prestigious China Book International (CBI) Advisory Board, days ahead of the Beijing International Book Fair. Established in 2007, the Board was created by the State… Read More
CCC’s Heather Reid elected Chair of the National Information Standards Organization - August 22, 2013
Licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), US, has announced that its Senior Director, Data Services & Standards, Heather Reid, has been elected Chair of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO).Reid will also serve on NISO's Open Access (OA) Indicators working group, which is charged… Read More
EBSCO names Elizabeth Jones as VP, Medical Product Management and Chief Content Officer - August 21, 2013
Library resources provider EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has announced the hiring of Elizabeth Jones as Vice President of Medical Product Management and Chief Content Officer. In her new role Jones will oversee the EBSCO Health Medical Product Management department in addition to managing the Medical Editorial… Read More
National Geographic Society names Gary E. Knell as President and CEO - August 21, 2013
The board of trustees of the National Geographic Society has announced that Gary E. Knell has been selected to succeed John M. Fahey as president and chief executive officer. Fahey will continue to serve as chairman of the board. Knell's appointment will occur later this year,… Read More
Dr. Valentin Fuster named editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology - August 19, 2013
The Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), published by Elsevier Inc., has announced the appointment of world-renowned cardiologist and researcher Dr. Valentin Fuster as editor-in-chief of the journal. The journal is the flagship journal of the American College of Cardiology and claims to be… Read More
Kenneth Blum named Editor-in-Chief of OMICS Group’s OA medical journal Addiction Research & Therapy - August 19, 2013
OMICS Group Incorporation, a scientific organisation that drives the progress of research through scholarly open access journals, has announced the appointment of Dr. Kenneth Blum from Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, USA as Editor-in-Chief for the scholarly open-access Journal of Addiction Research and Therapy (JART).… Read More
ProQuest names Jonathan Collins as CFO - August 15, 2013
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has promoted Jonathan Collins to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In his new position, Collins, who has been interim CFO since April, will oversee all ProQuest’s financial functions, including financial operations, accounting, procurement, facilities, treasury, taxation… Read More
WebMD announces new appointments - August 14, 2013
Health information services provider WebMD Health Corp., US, has announced that its Board of Directors has appointed David J. Schlanger as Chief Executive Officer of WebMD and Dr. Steven L. Zatz as its President. Schlanger has served as Interim CEO since May 2013 and in… Read More
Dr Phil Richards named chief innovation officer at Jisc - August 13, 2013
Jisc has announced the appointment of Dr Phil Richards, director of IT at Loughborough University, as chief innovation officer at Jisc. He will take up his appointment in November 2013. Prior to his role at Loughborough University Phil undertook IT roles within other academic institutions.… Read More
Dr Andrew Grace named Deputy Editor of Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Review journal - August 9, 2013
The Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Review (AER) journal has announced the appointment of Dr Andrew Grace to the position of Deputy Editor – Arrhythmia Mechanisms / Basic Science. Dr Grace serves as a Consultant Cardiologist at Papworth Hospital Cambridge and as Research Group Head in the… Read More
