United States Careers Contact Us Help WHO WE SERVE KNOWLEDGE SERVICES NEWS & INSIGHTS ABOUT Search Executive Leadership Team HomeAbout Taylor & Francis Executive Leadership Team We use cookies to improve your website experience. To learn about our use of cookies and how you can manage your cookie settings, please see our Cookie Policy. By closing this message, you are consenting to our use of cookies. close Chief Executive Annie Callanan Annie Callanan joined Taylor & Francis as Chief Executive at the end of June 2017. She has significant leadership experience in business-to-business information services and technology companies, and expertise in delivering digital innovation and operational improvement. LEARN MORE Chief Commercial Officer Christoph Chesher Christoph Chesher is Chief Commercial Officer, with over 30 years’ experience in academic publishing. He began his publishing career in 1984 when at Blackwell Science, progressing to the position of International Sales Manager. In 1993, he joined Oxford University Press as Sales & Marketing Director for the Science, Medical & Journals Division. LEARN MORE Chief Operating Officer Emmett Dages A 1982 University of Notre Dame accountancy graduate, Emmett spent 8 years at Price Waterhouse, rising to the position of audit manager before joining Thomson Financial Publishing (TFP) as Chief Financial Officer. At TFP Emmett was promoted to Executive Vice President – Products and Services, where he developed and managed a payment processing division and an electronic commerce business. LEARN MORE Chief Financial Officer Carl Barnes Carl is a Chartered Management Accountant who trained in industry after spending the first six years of his career working in Operations for Initial Textile Services. He has experience of working for a number of global companies in the High Tech, Fashion Retailing and Media industries in a range of commercial accounting and shared services roles. LEARN MORE Managing Director, Books Jeremy North Jeremy North is the Managing Director for Books publishing at Taylor & Francis, which publishes nearly 5,000 new titles annually and has a catalogue of 70,000 backlist titles, making it the largest Humanities and Social Sciences academic book publisher in the world. LEARN MORE Human Resource Director Dami Patel Dami Patel joined Taylor & Francis in August 2008, fulfilling the role of HR Manager until 2012 when she became HR Director before being appointed to the Taylor & Francis Board in January 2015. She is responsible for global HR functions, including HR Operations, Learning and Development and Talent Acquisition. LEARN MORE Chief Product Officer Paul Tuten Paul Tuten joined Taylor & Francis Group in June 2018 as Chief Product Officer, before becoming Chief Product & Technology Officer in October 2019. Paul brings more than 20 years of technology experience to T&F. He started his career at leading information technology firms such as IBM and AT&T where he held both technical and managerial roles. LEARN MORE Managing Director, Researcher Services Leon Heward-Mills Leon Heward-Mills is Managing Director, Researcher Services and leads the commercial strategy for our researcher content, product and services business, including Taylor & Francis Journals, new products and services. LEARN MORE Chief Strategy Officer Tim Britton Tim Britton joined Taylor & Francis in February 2020 as Chief Strategy Officer to bring increased expertise and focus on company strategy. Tim has a wide range of senior leadership experience from academic publishing and beyond, with a strong focus on growth, research and strategic insight. LEARN MORE Chief Communications Officer Eric Merkel-Sobotta Eric joined Taylor & Francis in April 2020. He has extensive experience in developing and refining corporate messages and ensuring that they are heard by the right stakeholders and decision-makers. LEARN MORE Accessibility Privacy Center Cookies Contact Terms & Conditions © 2021 Informa UK Limited, an Informa Group Company. Registered office is 5 Howick Place, London, SW1P 1WG. Registered in England and Wales Number 1072954. Registered for VAT: GB 365 4626 36.