Dan Tonkery named President of Faxon (Amira Aaron) Marcia Tuttle 06 Mar 2000 20:29 UTC
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2000 14:39:56 -0500 From: Amira Aaron <aaron@FAXON.COM> Subject: Dan Tonkery named President of Faxon DAN TONKERY NAMED PRESIDENT OF FAXON, ROWECOM'S ACADEMIC & MEDICAL SERVICES March 6, 2000 (Westwood, MA)--To effectively meet the knowledge needs of the academic and medical library communities, Dr. Richard Rowe, President and CEO of RoweCom, Inc., announced today the appointment of Dan Tonkery to the position of President of Faxon, RoweCom's Academic and Medical Services. In this capacity, Mr. Tonkery will be responsible for Faxon's sales, marketing and subscription operations based in Westwood, Massachusetts; Oregon, Illinois; and Chantilly, Virginia. "Dan Tonkery has the experience, vision, leadership, and strong commitment to the academic and medical market segments which we need to move forward in providing our clients with services and solutions for both today and tomorrow," said Dr. Rowe. "I feel strongly that our ongoing success comes from having a solid management team in place, and I'm confident that Dan is the right person to lead Faxon into the future of knowledge acquisitions and management." Commenting on his recent appointment, Mr. Tonkery said, "I welcome the opportunity to work with a management team that shares my vision for quality service, innovation and product development. Moreover, the combination of Faxon's focus on exceptional client service and RoweCom's e-commerce expertise makes this company a force to be reckoned with in the serials industry." An industry leader, Mr. Tonkery has had extensive experience in the medical and academic library communities, working with library automation and information management. He began his professional career at the National Library of Medicine, where he developed a number of online services supporting acquisitions and cataloging and served as chief of Technical Services. He then became the Associate University Librarian for Technical Services and Systems at UCLA where he was instrumental in the development of the ORION integrated library system. Mr. Tonkery then moved into the vendor industry, holding senior management, sales and marketing positions at Faxon, Readmore and Dawson. Most recently, Mr. Tonkery was responsible for global marketing for the Dawson organization, including Faxon. He currently serves as the President of the North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) and is a member of the Board of the Council on Library and Information Resources. Mr. Tonkery holds an MLS from the University of Illinois. ------------------------------------------------------- Amira Aaron, M.L.S. Director of Academic Services Faxon, RoweCom Academic Services 1-800-766-0039, x315; 1-781-862-3191 aaron@faxon.com; fax: 1-781-862-5250 http://www.faxon.com; http://www.rowe.com 15 Southwest Park, Westwood, MA 02090