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Oxford University Press creates a global vision for its academic and research publishing

8 April 2010

Oxford University Press (OUP) has today announced a new structure for its global academic publishing. This will align the three academic publishing divisions (OUP USA, the UK Academic Division, and Oxford Journals) under the single leadership of Tim Barton, and is designed to better position the Press for the future.

“The unprecedented changes in our industry – the emergence of electronic products and new business models, changes in library usage patterns, and the creation of global supply networks – are presenting tremendous challenges and opportunities to publishers,” explained Nigel Portwood, Chief Executive of OUP. “My appointment of Tim to lead the work of our three academic publishing businesses is an important step towards positioning us for future success, and I’m confident that Tim has the experience, track record, and leadership for this new role.”

Barton is currently President of OUP Inc, and from 2004 to 2008 he was Managing Director of the UK Academic Division. In commenting on his appointment he said: “Digital and competitive pressures make scale, global strategies, and local execution increasingly vital. I am excited by the opportunities provided by this new structure, and look forward to working with colleagues in the US, UK, and elsewhere.”

Tim Barton’s new role will commence in July 2010, following the retirement of Martin Richardson, current Managing Director of UK Academic and Oxford Journals Divisions.


For further information please contact:
Rachel Goode
Communications Director,
Oxford University Press
Oxford, UK
rachel.goode@oup.com
+44 1865 353388

Notes to Editors:
Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. OUP is the world's largest university press with the widest global presence. It currently publishes more than 6,000 new publications a year, has offices in around fifty countries, and employs some 5,000 people worldwide. It has become familiar to millions through a diverse publishing programme that includes scholarly works in all academic disciplines, bibles, music, school and college textbooks, children's books, materials for teaching English as a foreign language, business books, dictionaries and reference books, and academic journals.