STM appoints new CEO

[Ann Okerson <ann.okerson@yale.edu>]

Contact:  Linda Young
linda@stm.nl
Tel:  +44  20  7164  2022

For immediate release

Michael A. Mabe Appointed CEO of International Association of 
Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers

London, England, 8 March, 2006 - The International Association of 
Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers (STM) a global 
membership organisation representing more than 100 member 
companies in copyright issues, technology developments, and end 
user relations, announced today the appointment of Michael A. 
Mabe as its Chief Executive Officer.

Effective May 2, 2006, Mabe will replace Dr. Pieter S. H. Bolman, 
who is stepping down after a two year post as CEO.  Mabe stated, 
'I am delighted and honoured to be appointed as CEO of the 
International Association of STM Publishers. It is daunting to 
follow on from such an eminent predecessor as Dr. Pieter Bolman. 
Pieter has contributed enormously to the development of the 
organisation, and its important international lobbying role. I 
very much hope to build on his excellent beginnings.'

Jerry Cowhig, Managing Director of Institute of Physics 
Publishing and current Chair of STM, said: 'I am delighted to 
welcome Michael Mabe as our CEO and I look forward to working 
closely with him. His high reputation in publishing together with 
his knowledge and experience will be invaluable to the 
Association and its members.

I would like to add my appreciation to Pieter Bolman, who created 
the new role of CEO, for all he has contributed to the 
Association and to STM publishing during his distinguished 
career.'

According to Mabe, 'STM publishers are facing a wider range of 
challenges in a more rapidly changing market than ever before: 
calls for public access to publicly funded research, the 
continuing revolution of the digital transition, challenges to 
copyright, the need to articulate publisher value-added to 
broader constituencies than in the past. In all these areas STM 
must make a real difference for its members and for the wider 
publishing community. I look forward to working with the STM 
Board, its staff and members to strengthen our ability to respond 
and proactively to make the case for publishers and publishing.'

> From 1999 until the present, Mabe has been Director of Academic 
Relations for Elsevier where he was international academic 
affairs spokesperson responsible for Elsevier's relations and 
strategy with the international research community, science 
funding bodies and governmental agencies. Mabe was also 
responsible for the direction of research and relationship 
programmes, and a member of Elsevier's copyright committee. Prior 
to that position, Mabe was Publishing Director of Elsevier's 
global materials science program.

Mabe also worked at Pergamon Press, Ltd as both Editorial 
Director and Senior Publishing Editor in Materials Science and 
Editorial Manager in the Scientific Encyclopaedia Department. 
Mabe has also held senior positions at the British Standards 
Institution and Oxford University Press.

Mabe graduated as Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Chemistry and 
as Master of Arts from St Catherine's College, Oxford University. 
Mabe also serves as a Director of the Management Committee for 
the Centre for Publishing Studies, University College, London. 
Mabe is also a Visiting Professor in Information Science at City 
University and the University of Tennessee.

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The International Association of STM Publishers (STM) has offices 
in The Hague and London. STM is a broad organisation, which 
includes large and small companies, not for profit organisations 
and learned societies, traditional primary and secondary 
publishers and new players. The mission of STM is to support the 
goals of its members by representing and advocating their best 
interests around the globe. www.stm-assoc.org

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