Publishing Industry Leader Brings Extensive Experience in Licensing, Technology Policy, and Commercial Strategy

Oct. 18, 2023 – Danvers, Mass. –  CCC, a pioneer in voluntary collective licensing and leading information solutions provider, announces Duncan Campbell has joined its Client Engagement and Business Development team as Executive Director.

Campbell was most recently Senior Director, Global Sales Partnerships at John Wiley & Sons, where he led teams responsible for licensing and business development, agent relations, collective rights management, and permissions across the range of Wiley’s academic journal and database content.

Campbell is vice-chair of the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) Policy Committee, and a non-executive director of Seren Books, a literary publisher based in Wales. He was previously co-chair of the CLOCKSS digital archive, a not-for-profit joint venture between the world’s leading academic publishers and research libraries, as well as a board member at the International Publishers’ Rights Organization (IPRO), the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO) and Crossref.

“Duncan joins CCC at a pivotal moment for the information industry,” said Tracey Armstrong, President and CEO, CCC. “We look forward to his contributions as CCC advocates for market-based licensing solutions around the world, including at the intersection of copyright and artificial intelligence.”

“I’m delighted to be joining CCC during such an exciting time for the publishing industry,” said Campbell. “It’s a fantastic opportunity to collaborate with the publishing community in driving creativity and delivering innovative and transformative products and services.”

CCC recently received a 2023 Top Workplaces USA national award and was named one of the Top Places to Work in Massachusetts by the Boston Globe. CCC was also included in the Globe’s Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts list. Last year, CCC earned several Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Awards for Employee Appreciation, Employee Well-Being, Professional Development, Compensation & Benefits, Leadership, Work-Life Flexibility, and being Women-Led. CEO Tracey Armstrong was named to Forbes 2023 “50 Over 50” list.

About CCC (Copyright Clearance Center)

A pioneer in voluntary collective licensing, CCC has been dedicated to advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation since its inception in 1978. Today, CCC supports a thriving knowledge economy as a trusted intermediary, providing licensing solutions that make copyright work, including collective licensing solutions for the use of copyrighted materials with AI systems. CCC also offers a portfolio of innovative and complementary software solutions, as well as high-quality content, data, and information services.