Beat Barblan
The International ISBN Agency has elected Beat Barblan as chair of its board of directors, where he will provide counsel and guidance on issues related to identifier standards in the book supply chain. Beat is Vice President of Publishing and Data Services at ProQuest affiliate Bowker – the official ISBN Agency for the US and Australia. He previously served as board treasurer for the International ISBN Agency, serves as treasurer of EDItEUR, and is a board member of the Book Industry Study Group. Beat has held roles with Bowker since 2007 and had prior experience at Wolters Kluwer.
Susan Crean
Susan Crean has joined the 67 Bricks team as a Business Development Consultant. Susan joins the software development consultancy from HighWire, where she spent four years as an account director working with publishing clients such as Geological Society of London, Company of Biologists, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Susan has worked in publishing for 25 years and she brings a wealth of experience to 67 Bricks.