From: Michael Breen <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:10:38 +0000

The American Mathematical Society is pleased to announce the
appointment of Robert M. Harington as Associate Executive Director,
Publishing. Robert has the responsibility for driving strategic growth
and management of the AMS publishing program for books, journals and
electronic products.

He says that "The opportunity of working with AMS staff and officers,
and the mathematics community globally to lead AMS's publishing
program to continued success, is in equal measure exciting and
humbling. I am very much looking forward to the challenge as we serve
and innovate for current and future generations of mathematicians
worldwide."

Robert comes to the AMS from the American Institute of Physics, where
he served as publisher, successfully leading AIP's move away from its
traditional role as a provider of publishing services, moving on to
focus on serving the publishing needs of its member societies and
AIP's own journals.  He has forged an international career working in
both non-profit and commercial settings, with rich experience across
the United States, Europe, and Asia.  Robert holds a doctorate in
biochemistry from the University of Oxford, and a first-class honours
degree in chemistry from the University of London.

The AMS has maintained an active publishing program for over 100 years
and has established a reputation as one of the top publishers of
advanced mathematics in the world, with over 3000 books in print, 23
journals, and Mathematical Reviews(r) (MathSciNet(r)).

The American Mathematical Society was founded in 1888 to further the
interests of mathematics research and scholarship, and serves the
national and international community through its meetings,
publications, advocacy, and other programs. The Society's offices in
Providence, Ann Arbor, and Washington, DC employ 210 people.  There
are over 30,000 individual members and 570 institutions worldwide that
benefit from membership in the Society.