Lorcan Dempsey to retire as OCLC’s VP for Research and Membership, and Chief Strategist - January 24, 2022
Lorcan Dempsey, known globally as a thought leader and strategist for libraries, has announced his plans to retire at the end of April as OCLC's Vice President for Research and Membership, and Chief Strategist. Dempsey has served OCLC and its member libraries for over 20 years.… Read More
Wolters Kluwer appoints new Chair and new Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board - January 21, 2022
Wolters Kluwer has announced the appointment of Ann Ziegler as Chair of the Supervisory Board, effective April 21, 2022. As previously disclosed, Chair Mr. Cremers will retire from the Board at the close of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. Member of the Supervisory Board Jack de… Read More
Elsevier names Laura Hassink as Managing Director, STM Journals - January 17, 2022
Elsevier, a global leader in research publishing and information analytics, has announced the appointment of Laura Hassink as the new Managing Director for STM Journals, succeeding Philippe Terheggen, who retired at the end of 2021 after a distinguished 30-year career at Elsevier. Laura will be responsible for… Read More
COUNTER appoints Tasha Mellins-Cohen as the new Project Director - January 12, 2022
The COUNTER Board has announced the appointment of Tasha Mellins-Cohen as the new Project Director. She will succeed Lorraine Estelle who has held the position since 2015 and will be retiring in April 2022. COUNTER has provided the standard that enables the knowledge community to count the… Read More
Springer Nature names Kimberly Lau as VP Consumer Media and President of Scientific American - January 10, 2022
Kimberly (Kim) Lau has joined Springer Nature as VP, Consumer Media and President of Scientific American. In this role, Kim will drive further growth of Springer Nature’s Consumer Media business. She will also have publishing responsibility for Scientific American, the longest continuously published magazine… Read More
AIP Publishing appoints Ann Michael as Chief Transformation Officer - January 10, 2022
AIP Publishing has announced Ann Michael has joined the organization in the new role of Chief Transformation Officer. She will report to CEO Alix Vance as part of AIP Publishing’s executive management team. Michael is charged with increasing organizational velocity, flexibility, and strategic alignment in data… Read More
The Society for Scholarly Publishing appoints Madelyn Stone as Membership Administrator - January 6, 2022
The Society for Scholarly Publishing has announced the appointment of Madelyn Stone as Membership Administrator. She will be responsible for administering SSP’s customer support and database management, as well as membership retention and acquisition strategies. Her position is the frontline of communication with current members, prospective members,… Read More
Prof. Richard Gross appointed Editor-in-Chief of Industrial Biotechnology - January 6, 2022
Dr. Richard Gross, Professor, Constellation Chair, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), has been appointed incoming Editor-in-Chief of Industrial Biotechnology, published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Professor Gross’s research is motivated by the urgent need to develop sustainable chemicals and materials to meet the demands of a rapidly… Read More
Dr. Linda Moy named new editor of ‘Radiology’ - December 31, 2021
The Board of Directors of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has announced that Dr. Linda Moy will become editor of the journal Radiology in January 2023. Dr. Moy is the first woman to be named editor of the premier journal in the medical imaging field.… Read More
American Chemical Society announces new editors in chief for four of its leading journals - December 22, 2021
The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced that four of its leading journals will be under the direction of new editors in chief beginning in 2022. The new editors in chief and their journals are: Chuan He, Ph.D., of ACS Chemical Biology; Xiaodong… Read More
