Alexander Street Press is pleased to announce the appointment of  Julie Stevens as Asia-Pacific sales director with direct responsibility for driving growth across the region. Julie has more than 18 years’ experience in scholarly publishing, most recently as  West Asia Pacific sales director for ProQuest Information and Learning, a position she held for 10 years. Ms. Stevens has also worked for SilverPlatter Information in London and for library specialist Aldis in Australia. 

Stevens has a Bachelor of Arts (Library Studies & Information Management) from the University of South Australia, a Postgraduate Diploma in Information Studies from the University of Canberra and a Graduate Certificate of Business (Management) from the University of Ballarat.

"I’m looking forward to helping build Alexander Street’s presence in this important market,” Stevens said. “As a company they have an impressive range of products and a philosophy that ensures customers are put first.”

Alexander Street publishes online databases in the arts and humanities, including collections in music, history, literature, women’s studies, black studies, sociology, psychology, ethnic and diversity studies, religion, social theory, popular culture, and film studies. Alexander Street databases have won numerous awards, and the company is known for its unique and powerful organising and indexing methods. Alexander Street Press is based in Alexandria, Virginia, with offices in the UK, Brazil, and Australia.

Stevens will be based in Brisbane, Australia and can be contacted on +61 (0) 7 3202 7684 or +61 (0) 414 749 540 or by email at jstevens@astreetpress.com