The Scientific Business of Thomson Reuters Welcomes Michael Phillippe as Director...

The Scientific Business of Thomson Reuters Welcomes Michael Phillippe as
Director of Sales for Manuscript Central
Phillippe Tagged to Build on the Success of Manuscript Central

PHILADELPHIA, and LONDON, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The Scientific business
of Thomson Reuters today announced that Michael Phillippe has joined the
company as Director of Sales, reporting directly to Keith Collier, Vice
President and General Manager, ScholarOne. In his new position, Phillippe
will be responsible for managing relationships with customers currently using
Manuscript Central and for growing new business.
"Michael comes to us with deep knowledge of the publishing industry and
peer review systems and we are confident that he will do very well in his role
serving as both an advocate and innovator for the customer," said Collier.
Mr. Phillippe's career includes more than 30 years of experience in the
chemical industry, publishing and consumer products marketing. Before joining
Thomson Reuters, Mr. Phillippe was director, customer relations at Aries
Systems Corporation where he was responsible for major account sales in
scientific, social sciences and humanities publishing. Prior to his three-year
tenure with Aries, Phillippe held several senior sales and marketing, and
consulting positions at companies and institutions focused on the STM market.
"I am excited to join the Thomson Reuters family where client service is
at the heart of everything they do," said Mr. Phillippe. "ScholarOne is a
pioneer in scholarly publishing and a proven industry leader. My collective
experience in the diverse aspects of the STM market puts me at a unique
advantage to help customers ensure success."
Manuscript Central is an innovative, web-based, database-driven peer
review and online submission program for scholarly publishers. Manuscript
Central automates manuscript submission to journals and allows for easy
administrative, editing and reviewing capabilities so its customers can focus
on content, not on process. With more than 230 societies and publishers, 2,500
books and journals, 80,000 monthly submissions and 5 million registered users,
Manuscript Central is the proven industry leader.
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