From: <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:50:57 +0100 PRESS RELEASE De Gruyter Expands North American Presence with New STM Hires Berlin, 10 January 2013 – With the start of the new year, De Gruyter is expanding its editorial team in the US. Alexander N. Greene will spearhead the ongoing development of the STM (Science, Technology, Medicine) program area at the publisher's Boston offices. In past years De Gruyter strengthened its humanities program in US, hiring seven new employees. The US sales team was also expanded to seven positions. Thanks to these new hires De Gruyter was able to enhance its market share and improve its reputation in the American academic community. "The new editorial positions in Boston are part of the ongoing strategic expansion of De Gruyter's international activities," says Sven Fund, CEO of De Gruyter. "Our new colleagues in Boston will help to elevate the profile of our company in the word's largest market for academic publications." Contact Ulrike Lippe Public Relations Manager [log in to unmask] De Gruyter: The academic publishing house De Gruyter can look back on a history spanning over 260 years. The Berlin-based group of companies releases over 850 new titles each year in the fields of medicine, the humanities, natural sciences, and law, in addition to more than 600 journals and digital media publications. www.degruyter.com