About IPA

The International Publishers Association (IPA), based in Geneva, Switzerland, is the world’s largest federation of national, regional and specialist publishers’ associations. Our membership comprises of 101 member associations in 81 countries. Through its members, IPA represents thousands of individual publishers around the world who service more than 5.6 billion people.

IPA was founded in 1896 in Paris with the promotion and defence of copyright and the freedom to publish as pillars which stand to this day. Find out more about our history below.

Find out more about the IPA’s activities in our latest Annual Report.

IPA Building in Geneva, Switzerland

IPA Secretariat

Governance

The Statutes of the International Publishers Association are the rules and regulations governing all aspects of the Association’s activities.

The General Assembly is the supreme decision-making body of the Association. It elects the Directors serving on the Executive Committee.

A number of committees, comprising representatives of IPA members, shape and steer the key policy issues of IPA:

Secretary General:
José BORGHINO

Appointed by the Executive Committee, the Secretary General directs the secretariat and is responsible for the administration of the IPA. Reporting to the President and/or the Executive Committee, the Secretary General acts as the IPA’s spokesperson at meetings and in dealings with external organisations. He leads the activities necessary for securing support for and implementing the IPA’s policies and achieving its strategic objectives.

Since August 2015, the IPA Secretary General has been José Borghino.

IPA Secretary General José Borghino

Executive Committee

Karine Pansa

PANSA, Karine

President of the IPA from 1 January 2023. Managing Partner at Girassol Brasil Edições.

(Brazil)
President
JOBAVA, Gvantsa. Vice President of IPA from 1 January 2023. Editor/International Relations Manager of Intelekti Publishing.

JOBAVA, Gvantsa

Vice President of IPA from 1 January 2023. Editor/International Relations Manager of Intelekti Publishing.

(Georgia)
Vice President
HEILMANN, Thomas. IPA Treasurer. Member of the board, Rotpunktverlag.

HEILMANN, Thomas

Member of the board, Rotpunktverlag.

(Switzerland)
IPA Treasurer

Executive Committee Members

ANIOKE, Uchenna Cyril (Chief)

ANIOKE, Uchenna Cyril (Chief)

Group Managing Director of Acena Publishers Nigeria Limited.

(Nigeria)
Kathy Bail, Member of Library Council of NSW

BAIL, Kathy

Chief Executive of UNSW Press.

(Australia)
BANCHIK, Roberto (Mexico). Director General of Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, Mexico.

BANCHIK, Roberto

(Mexico)
CHI, Youngsuk 'YS' (USA). Chairman at Elsevier.

CHI, Youngsuk ‘YS’

Chairman at Elsevier.

(USA)
CID, Dante (Brazil). Vice-President of Academic Relations for Latin America at Elsevier.

CID, Dante

Vice-President of Academic Relations for Latin America at Elsevier.

(Brazil)
HOSHIBA, Yumiko

HOSHIBA, Yumiko

Representative of Japan Book Publishers Association

(Japan)
JOO, Iroo

JOO, Iroo

Publisher, Eum Publishing House.

(Korea)
KOCATÜRK, Kenan

KOCATÜRK, Kenan

Founder, Literatür Yayıncılık, President, Turkish Publishers Association.

(Turkey)
LEFEBVRE, Renaud (France). Director General, Syndicat National de l’Edition.

LEFEBVRE, Renaud

(France)
NJAGI, Lawrence

NJAGI, Lawrence

Managing Director of Mountain Top Publishers.

(Kenya)
OLIVERO, Carlo Michele (Italy). Corporate Affairs & Communication Manager at Wolters Kluwer Italy.

OLIVERO, Carlo Michele

Corporate Affairs & Communication Manager at Wolters Kluwer Italy.

(Italy)
Karen Philips Sage Publishing (UK)

PHILIPS, Karen

EVP Learning and UK Executive Lead at Sage Publishing.

(UK)
Ahmed Rashad, CEO, Al Dar Al Masriah Al Lubnaniah for Publishing

RASHAD, Ahmed

CEO and Board Member at Al Dar Al Masriah Al Lubnaniah for Publishing

(Egypt)
SCHUMACHER-GEBLER, Christian

SCHUMACHER-GEBLER, Christian

CEO of Bonnier Media Deutschland.

(Germany)
SOBRAL, Pedro

SOBRAL, Pedro

General Manager, Grupo Leya.

(Portugal)
SVANSSON, Heidar Ingi

SVANSSON, Heidar Ingi

Managing Director of IDNU.

(Iceland)
TIXIS PADROSA, Patrici

TIXIS PADROSA, Patrici

Director of Communication at Planeta Group.

(Spain)
YU, Chunchi

YU, Chunchi

Vice Chairman of China Education Publishing and Media.

(China)

Chairs of IPA Committees

Kristenn Einarsson, Chair of the Freedom to Publish Committee

EINARSSON, Kristenn

Managing Director, World Expression Forum.

(Norway)
Chair of the Freedom to Publish Committee
Brian Gilsenan

GILSENAN, Brian

Director, CJ Fallon .

(Ireland)
Chair of the Educational Publishers Forum
GUPTA, Pranav

GUPTA, Pranav

Managing Director, Prints Publications Private Limited.

(India)
Chair of the Data and Statistics Committee
HOEPLI, Giovanni

HOEPLI, Giovanni

(Italy)
CHAIR OF THE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
KOLMAN, Michiel (The Netherlands). Michiel Kolman, Senior Vice President, Elsevier.

KOLMAN, Michiel

Senior Vice President, Elsevier.

(The Netherlands)
Chair of the Inclusive Publishing and Literacy Committee
SÄNGER, Jessica (Germany). Legal Counsel and Director of European & International Affairs, Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels

SÄNGER, Jessica

Legal Counsel and Director of European & International Affairs, Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels

(Germany)
Chair of the IPA Copyright Committee

Full members

Provisional members

Patron Members

Bologna Children’s Book Fair

Philippine Book Publishing Development Federation

The Motovun Group of International Publishers

North Korean Writers in Exile PEN Center

 

How to Become an IPA member

IPA membership is open to national, and international regional or specialist publishers’ associations with four categories of membership: Full, Provisional, Associate, and Patron. You can read the membership eligibility criteria here and download the application form here. Deadline for 2024 applications: 5 February 2024. Applications are processed by the Membership Committee before being submitted to the IPA General Assembly.

Should you have any question regarding IPA or the application process, please contact the IPA Secretariat at: info@internationalpublishers.org

Membership Committee

BAIJARS, Anna

BAIJARS, Anna

Publisher and CEO, Gummerus Publishers, member of the board, Finnish Publishers Association

(Finland)

BLACHE, Catherine

Senior Counsellor, International Relations, SNE

(France)
CID, Dante (Brazil). Vice-President of Academic Relations for Latin America at Elsevier.

CID, Dante

Vice-President of Academic Relations for Latin America at Elsevier.

(Brazil)
HOEPLI, Giovanni

HOEPLI, Giovanni

(Italy)
CHAIR OF THE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
Ramesh L. Mittal (India)

MITTAL, Ramesh K.

(India)
Maria Pallante

PALLANTE, Maria

(USA)
WAHOME, Maxwell

WAHOME, Maxwell

Managing Director, Longhorn Publishers PLC.

(Kenya)

History

International Publishers Association: 125 years of promoting and protecting publishing.

IPA 125 years logotype

Partners

The IPA is proud to work with a number of partners around shared goals. If you or your organization want to talk to the IPA about partnerships, let us know by writing to secretariat@internationalpublishers.org