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The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) has appointed Peter Ashman, publishing director at BMJ, as chair elect of its governing Council with immediate effect. He will become chair from 2015.
Audrey McCulloch, chief executive of ALPSP, said: “Peter brings a wealth of society and scholarly publishing experience to the role. We have already benefited from his work on Council and are delighted he has agreed to be chair elect at such an exciting period in ALPSP’s development. We look forward to benefiting from his strategic experience and knowledge.”
Ashman commented: “Scholarly and society publishers face many challenges at the moment. But these also present opportunities that we can embrace. By working together as part of the ALPSP network, we can build a strong and successful future for scholarly publishing.”
He added: “Collaboration with key stakeholders is at the heart of this and I look forward to working with ALPSP’s Council, Audrey and the team to help drive this vision.”
Ashman has been publishing director at BMJ since 2007, during which time BMJ's journal business has more than doubled. He has overseen Open Access launches such as BMJ Open, products such as BMJ Case Reports, which won the 2010 ALPSP new journal award, and an increase in contract publishing in partnership with international professional societies. Ashman has previously held senior roles at Nature Publishing Group, Emap Retail and The Lancet.
Current ALPSP chair Simon Ross, who is managing director of Journals at Cambridge University Press, congratulated Ashman and said “we all look forward to having Peter in the Chair from next year."
Ross will remain in the role of chair until the end of 2014, with Ashman taking over as chair on 1st January 2015.