Antonia Seymour named m.d. of IOPP

Antonia Seymour is to become the m.d. of the Institute of Physics Publishing, as Steven Hall retires. 

Hall, who has held the role since 2010, will step down in March 2021, and will work with Seymour (pictured) until the handover next year.

Paul Hardaker, c.e.o of the IOP, said: “We are greatly indebted to Steven for the energy and enthusiasm he has brought to his role and very proud of the leadership that he has given, not just to IOPP, but to the future development of the scientific publishing landscape. I know that in his final months with us he will bring his usual drive and determination to see us through this rather unusual year and any challenges it presents.

“Steven will be a tough act to follow, but I am delighted that in Antonia we have an outstanding leader and a very worthy successor. Both the IOPP Board and the IOP Council are delighted to have someone with Antonia’s qualities and abilities to take on the baton from Steven next spring and to keep moving the business forward as one of the world’s leading and most respected physics publishers.”

Seymour, who was previously publishing director, joined the company in 2018. She has worked for Wiley and Blackwell Publishing in a number of senior roles, managing portfolios in science, health, social science and humanities across markets and product types.

 The recruitment process for a new publishing director is expected to begin soon.