HighWire Press Adds VP, Global Marketing and EMEA Sales

Tracy Capaldi-Drewett has been appointed as VP, Global Marketing and EMEA Sales at ePublishing solutions provider HighWire Press, which recently spun out of Stanford University with majority investment from private equity firm Accel-KKR. Tracy will be establishing a new strategic marketing and international business development role on the senior management team, reporting to CEO Dan Filby. He will be based in London, as HighWire expands its international and operational presence in the UK.

Capaldi-Drewett brings a wealth of relevant commercial experience in scholarly publishing and e-learning, most recently as SVP, Director of Sales and Marketing at UK-based Semantico, and previously at EPIC and Maxim Training Systems.

Cara Erickson of media executive search firm NewCoordinates, LLC led this search on behalf of HighWire Press.