PRESS RELEASE
March 2, 2015
For Immediate Release
HighWire Appoints Dan Filby, CEO
(PDF: http://bit.ly/FilbyHW)
HighWire Press, Inc., the leading technology platform and strategic partner to influential
scholarly publishers and societies with global reach, is pleased to announce the
appointment of Dan Filby as Chief Executive Officer. Dan will lead HighWire through
its next phase of growth and will be focused on operational excellence, customer
service and thought leadership in the publishing technology industry.
Dan comes to HighWire with more than 20 years of experience leading global software
and technology enabled services organizations, most recently as President of First
Advantage's Corporate Tax, Transportation Management, and Employee Verification
businesses. He has also held key management positions at Oracle, Workshare, and
GE Capital.
"HighWire is the custodian of incredibly important content, a trusted partnership
with our publishers that we take very seriously," said Dan. "My focus will be to
further increase the value we deliver to our customers in our core market by emphasizing
operational excellence, encouraging pragmatic innovation, and fostering a culture
where customer experience is the number one priority."
"We are extremely pleased to have someone of Dan's caliber leading the charge at
HighWire," said Ben Bisconti, Senior Advisor at Accel-KKR, and board member of
HighWire Press. "With his proven track record of growing technology companies, his
expertise driving product innovation, and his disciplined approach to operations,
he is the right person to take HighWire to the next level."
Michael A. Keller, Stanford University Librarian, founder and now board member of
HighWire, said, "HighWire's mission since inception has been to deliver leading
technology solutions and top-notch service to its customers, who are in terrific
hands with Dan at the helm."
Dan earned a Bachelor of Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Canada.
He is Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and earned a Master Certification in Lean Six Sigma
from Villanova University.
Dan Filby is based in HighWire's global headquarters in Redwood City, California.
Media contact:
Louise Page
Vice President, Publisher Relations & Business Development
HighWire Press, Inc.
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Tel: 650-724-4544
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About HighWire Press, Inc.
Originally founded in 1995 by Stanford University, HighWire provides technology
solutions to influential societies, university presses, and independent publishing
organizations which produce high-impact journals, books, and other scholarly materials.
The now independent HighWire Press, Inc. offers publishers digital content development
and hosting services, a customizable peer-review manuscript submission system, strategic
consultation services, and unique community networking opportunities.
www.highwire.org | Twitter: @highwirepress
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