Swets appoints Ted van Dongen as Chief Technology Officer

Swets appoints Ted van Dongen as Chief Technology Officer

Leiden, The Netherlands,
November 18 2013

Swets is pleased to announce the appointment of Ted van Dongen as its new Chief Technology Officer. In this role, Ted will be responsible for both IT and product development within the company.

Ted brings a strong IT background in the publishing sector and extensive product development
experience; with a strong understanding of the service offerings and go-to-market requirements of media companies. His career spans over 20 years of experience in companies such as Telegraaf Media Netherlands, PCM and Veronica Publishing. Most recently he worked as program director for product development at Ziggo, the Netherlands’ largest cable operator providing cable television
(digital and analogue), Internet and telephone services. Here he was responsible for product development for their business to business Voice services. In the same period, he took up an interim CTO job at online platform Workspot.nl.

“Ted brings the strong leadership required for us to accelerate our movement towards being a truly digital business. He has extensive experience in product development in the media industry and will prove to be a great asset to our team, I’m sure,” said David Main, CEO at Swets. “I am sure that Ted can really help us build our digital and data capabilities and services at an increased pace going forward”.

Ted comments, “Every company, but in particular companies in the media industry, is facing the same challenges: business models are rapidly and continuously changing, new competitors come from unexpected directions and business risks.  I am confident that I can assist Swets in realizing their compelling digital strategy and continuously adapt to changes in the research and technology landscape. I’m delighted to be joining Swets and look forward to accelerating our success.”

About Swets

Swets is a global market leader in managing research information. Swets vision is “to improve the delivery and use of knowledge”.  From more than twenty offices around the world it actively serves customers (users of information) and publishers in over 160 countries. The company’s active role in today’s complex information marketplace has been regularly awarded by E-Content Magazine in
their annual “100 Companies that Matter Most in the Digital Content Industry.” It is the only information agent to be ISO 9001:2008 certified on a global basis, a standard which affirms the company’s focus on customer service and continuous improvement. For more information on Swets see our website, watch our videos or followus on Google+, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Media Contact
Damian Leslie
External Communications Executive
Swets
Dellaertweg 9b
Leiden 2316 WZ
The Netherlands
Phone:  +3188 – 4679332 
Fax: +3188 – 4679388
email : dleslie@nl.swets.com
website : www.swets.com