Specialist in the Book and Journal Publishing arena with over 20 years experience in book publishing and 6 years in magazine publishing. In-depth knowledge of the global publishing industry with significant international contacts with expertise in the industry. Cross sectoral expertise in consumer, education and academic publishing.Project leader with negotiation and commercial experience both in stakeholder management, government liaison and event and project management. Creative thinker and financially astute.Experienced board member and chair with ability to think strategically and implement results driven activity. Regular speaker and commentator on the publishing industry.Passion for diversity and inclusion in the industry, workforce development and diverse content, Sustainability and literacy projects and partnerships.Past achievements; one of ten Global Ambassadors for the Frankfurt Book Fair Business Club (2015), one of The Bookseller Top 100 most influential people in publishing (2015).Specialities: International Publishing Strategy, Business Development for publishing, Event Management and Curation, International Relations, Speaker and Chair of seminars on the publishing industry, regular contributor to publishing trade news print and online, Project ManagementPosts held past and present ; Trustee of Publishing Training Centre, Member of Executive Committee for World Book Day ; Member of Oxford Brookes University Publishing Studies Advisory Board ; past-chair of the PA Accessibility Action Group ; Board Member - PublisHer.