Tony O'Rourke is a Vice President, Partnerships at Crimson Interactive. He possess expertise in publishing, journals, academic publishing, online publishing, new business development and 44 more skills. He is proficient in German, French, Italian and Spanish (not fluent). Colleagues describe him as "I had the great pleasure to work with Tony at IOP for more than a decade. His profound knowledge and understanding of the global STM-market lead to continuous success of him and his teams by developing sustainable products, services and related business models for at that time emerging markets like China, Korea, India. At the same time, the more saturated markets grew substantially thanks to his creative leadership. Speaking at least 4 languages fluently makes him well respected by many stakeholders in the international research and librarian communities. I always enjoyed working with Tony being a truely cosmopolitan colleague and musician " and "I worked with Tony for nearly a decade and during this time the company we worked for doubled in size. A huge proportion of this success can be attributed to Tony, his knowledge of STM publishing, his focus on delivering excellent customer service and his ability to motivate the team working with him. Tony has always been superb at recognising opportunities that turn into saleable products. He is a brilliant person to brainstorm ideas with and has the ability to nurture new ideas through to fruition. His enthusiasm, inclusivity and professionalism matched with a great sense of humour made him a fantastic manager to work for."