Scott Lubeck joins Bert Davis Executive Search as Executive Vice President

NEW YORK, July 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Bert Davis Executive Search, Inc. (www.bertdavis.com), the premier executive search firm servicing the publishing, information, and new media industries, has announced that Scott Lubeck has joined the firm as Executive Vice President. In this position he will be responsible for new business development in both established and emerging markets during a time of rapid change and digital transformation in these industries. Scott will also expand the national reach of Bert Davis by opening a number of strategically positioned regional offices, the first of which will be in Austin, Texas.

Scott was most recently the Executive Director of the Book Industry Study Group, the leading trade association for the book industry. He is a veteran of the publishing industry and his executive experiences include trade publishing as Vice President and Managing Director of The Perseus Books Group, scientific and technical publishing as Director of the National Academies Press, and professional and medical publishing as Chief Technology Officer at Harvard Business School Publishing and Vice President of Technology at Wolters Kluwer Health, Professional and Education. In each of these roles, he was both a pioneer and innovator in digital printing, web-based and e-book publishing. Moreover, his consistent emphasis on the importance of understanding consumer behavior toward content as the primary force for change in the industry has been a hallmark of his career.

"Scott's track record in innovation, his profound understanding of the technological landscape of publishing and information businesses, and his knowledge of and experience in multiple industry verticals make him an invaluable partner in our strategic direction," says founder Bert Davis.  "Moreover, Scott's first-hand knowledge of and experience with the new core competencies needed by companies today to survive and thrive are a definite asset to the industries we serve."

"The identification and harnessing of new executive talent is the single most important component of a successful multi-product and multi-channel publishing strategy. I'm delighted to join Bert Davis Executive Search, a company that has been the not-so-secret weapon of so many successful companies navigating this dynamic consumer-driven and technology-enabled environment," Lubeck said.

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