Richard Charkin
Richard Charkin (born 17 June 1949) is a British publishing executive. He has held executive positions at Pergamon Press, Oxford University Press, Reed International/Reed Elsevier and Current Science Group, and is the former Chief Executive of Macmillan Publishers Limited and Executive Director of Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck.[1] In 2015, he became President of the International Publishers Association.[2]
Education
Charkin has an MA in Natural Sciences from Trinity College Cambridge, and also followed the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School. He was a Supernumerary Fellow of Green College, Oxford and is currently visiting professor at the University of the Arts London
Publishing career
- Science Editor, Harrap & Co. 1972–73
- Senior Publishing Manager, Life Sciences, Pergamon Press 1973–74
- Oxford University Press: medical books editor 1974–76, Head of Science and Medical Division 1976–80, Head of Reference Division 1980–84, Managing Director Academic Division 1984–88
- Executive Director Octopus Publishing Group (Reed) 1988–1990
- Chief Executive Reed Consumer Books 1990-94 & Reed International Books 1994–95
- Managing Director Current Science Group 1995–96
- CEO worldwide, Macmillan Ltd 1997–2007
- Executive Director Bloomsbury plc 2007–
- Council member and former President of the UK Publishers Association
- President of International Publishers Association 2015–
Publications
- Charkin Blog, The Archive, Macmillan, 2008.
- The Lowdown: top tips for wannabe CEOs(with Richard Pettinger), Creative Content Ltd, 2009
References
- ↑ "The board - Corporate and Investor Relations - Bloomsbury.com". bloomsbury-ir.co.uk.
- ↑ "Richard Charkin". huffingtonpost.com.
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