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.