SirsiDynix names Keith Sturges as chief sales and marketing officer - August 25, 2008
Library technology solutions provider SirsiDynix, US, has announced the appointment of Keith Sturges as chief sales and marketing officer. In his new position, Sturges will be responsible for all sales and marketing functions at SirsiDynix worldwide. Previously, Sturges held the position of President, SirsiDynix International, where… Read More
Peter C. Davis named new President of McGraw-Hill Education - August 20, 2008
Information services provider McGraw-Hill Companies, US, has announced the appointment of Peter C. Davis, as president of McGraw-Hill Education, effective September 2, 2008. He succeeds Henry Hirschberg, who will retire on October 31 after 36 years in the industry. Davis will report to Harold McGraw III,… Read More
SAGE names Michele Sordi as VP and Editorial Director, Books, Higher Education Group - August 12, 2008
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the appointment of Michele Sordi as Vice President and Editorial Director, Books, Higher Education Group. With this appointment, the global publisher seeks to expand its textbook division and publishing the highest quality books and course materials by the leading researchers and… Read More
SIIA announces new board members and officers - August 12, 2008
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the trade association for the software and digital information industries, has announced the newly elected members and officers of its Board of Directors. The SIIA Board consists of representatives from the association's 500-plus member companies, who are selected by… Read More
Association of American University Presses names new President - August 11, 2008
Association of American University Presses (AAUP) has announced that Temple University Press Director, Alex Holzman, will assume leadership of the Association for the year 2008-09. He succeeds Sanford Thatcher, Director of Penn State University Press, who remains on the association's board. The announcement was made at… Read More
BioCentury names Thomas C. Carey as VP Commercial Operations - August 11, 2008
Biopharma industry intelligence provider BioCentury Publications, Inc., US, has announced the appointment of Thomas C. Carey as its Vice President of Commercial Operations. In his new position, Carey will be responsible for leading the sales organisation, product and event marketing, and partner management in addition to… Read More
Professor Timothy O’Shea named new chair of JISC - August 5, 2008
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), on behalf of the UK funding bodies, has announced that Professor Timothy O'Shea, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, has been appointed as the new chair of the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), effective January 1,… Read More
Veteran media executive Gordon Crovitz joins ProQuest Board - July 23, 2008
ProQuest, a Cambridge Information Group company, has announced that veteran media executive L. Gordon Crovitz has joined the Company's Board of Directors. Crovitz has more than 25 years of US and global business operations experience at Dow Jones, including his role as publisher of The Wall… Read More
Gulf Publishing Company announces new appointments - July 22, 2008
Energy industry publisher Gulf Publishing Company, US, has announced the appointment of Maggie Seeliger as Vice President of Strategic Business Development effective June 30, 2008. The announcement was made by John D. "Rusty" Meador, President/CEO of Gulf Publishing Company. In her new position, Seeliger will oversee… Read More
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine names new editor-in-chief for Academic Emergency Medicine - July 17, 2008
The Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) has named Dr. David C. Cone as the next Editor-in-Chief of Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM), the society's official journal, effective January 2009. Dr. Cone will succeed Dr. Michelle H. Biros, who is completing her second five-year term. Dr. Cone… Read More
