Lorraine Estelle appointed CEO of JISC Collections

New CEO brings 'wealth of experience in online publishing'

The Board of the newly-formed limited company, JISC Collections, today
announced that Lorraine Estelle is to be the first CEO of the company formed
to build on the success of JISC's collection development activities.

With many years' experience in the publishing industry and having led the
JISC Collections team and its negotiations for national licensing agreements for four years, Lorraine is, said David House, Chair of the company, 'the ideal choice to lead the new organisation into what is an exciting time of development for the provision of national online content for education.'

He continued: 'Lorraine has a wealth of experience in online publishing and
in leading national negotiations and brings to the role a dedication and a
vision that is sure to stand the new company in good stead.'

JISC Collections was formed as a limited company - on August 1st - in order to allow it to operate within a commercial framework and to place it on an equal footing with the commercial content providers it negotiates with.
Further and higher education institutions are now being invited to join the company and will in time be directly represented on its Board.

Of her appointment as CEO, Lorraine Estelle said: 'This is an enormous
privilege and in a sense an important tribute to the hard work and
achievements of a whole team that has helped build an unmatched collection
of online resources for further and higher education. It's a very exciting
time for us and I look forward to building on our achievements in the
future.'

Brian Mitchell
Collections Promotion Manager
JISC Office
King's College London
3rd Floor, Strand Bridge House
138-142 Strand
London WC2R 1HH
Tel. 020 7848 1736
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