SAGE Publications Appoints Managing Director for New Asia-Pacific Business

["Johns, Valerie" <Valerie.Johns@sagepub.com>]

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SAGE Publications Appoints Managing Director for New Asia-Pacific 
Business

Thousand Oaks, California; London, United Kingdom; and New Delhi, 
India (July 24, 2006) - As part of its commitment to global 
dissemination of scholarly resources, SAGE Publications has 
appointed Steven D. Golden as the first managing director of its 
newly-founded Asia-Pacific business to be based in Singapore.

The Singapore office is being established at the end of August to 
further extend SAGE's reach in the Asia-Pacific markets, 
alongside its New Delhi office, which has long been established 
as a strong player in the South Asian market. Steve Golden will 
be responsible for developing and implementing the company's 
business strategy in the new region.

Steve comes to SAGE with over 15 years in high profile publishing 
roles in the Asian territories, including Prentice Hall's Japan 
division, Simon & Schuster's ELT division, and most recently, 
Cambridge University Press's Asia region, where he was 
responsible for sales in Japan, Taiwan, Korea and Southeast Asia. 
In addition, he is a member of the Asia-Pacific Executive Board 
where he has been involved in acquisitions in India and Northeast 
Asia. He was also instrumental in negotiations of groundbreaking 
publishing ventures in mainland China.

"Steve brings a wealth of experience in academic and professional 
publishing to SAGE along with extensive knowledge of the complex 
Asia-Pacific market," commented Stephen Barr, Managing Director, 
SAGE Publications London. "His publishing vision, dynamic 
business leadership and his focus on people are key qualities 
which make him a perfect addition to the SAGE family."

"I am eager to begin working with SAGE on this exciting new 
venture," agreed Steve Golden. "SAGE has doubled in size over the 
past five years and that kind of growth makes SAGE a dynamic and 
fulfilling place to be. I'm delighted to be joining the company 
at this particular time and I look forward to working to fulfill 
the ambitions and vision for growth in the Asia-Pacific region."

Like SAGE's other offices in the US, the UK and India, the 
Asia-Pacific office will focus on publishing in the social 
sciences, in the scientific, technical and medical (STM) markets 
and in the business and professional education arena.

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About SAGE

SAGE Publications is a leading international publisher of 
journals, books, and electronic media for academic, educational, 
and professional markets. Since 1965, SAGE has helped inform and 
educate a global community of scholars, practitioners, 
researchers, and students spanning a wide range of subject areas 
including business, humanities, social sciences, and science, 
technology and medicine. SAGE Publications, a privately owned 
corporation, has principal offices in Thousand Oaks, California, 
London, United Kingdom, and New Delhi, India. 
www.sagepublications.com


Valerie Johns
Senior Marketing Manager
SAGE Publications
E:  valerie.johns@sagepub.com