John Lavender

John has over 40 years’ experience in STM publishing, mainly at senior executive level. He lives in the USA having moved from the UK in 2001. His corporate experience includes working at Taylor & Francis as senior vice president of publishing (books and journals), online development, marketing, web development and international sales and at the Thomson Corporation as director of marketing, international sales and business development and electronic publishing. John specializes in marketing strategy and internet marketing; market research and creating advisory panels; publishing strategy for books and journals; list development; online platforms and packaging of content online; selling online products; and international sales expansion. He has a keen understanding of the financial needs of a business and how to ensure that financial goals are met.