
TIXIS PADROSA, Patrici
(Spain)
Planeta
Director of Communication at Planeta Group, Board member of Association of Publishers' Guilds of Spain (FGEE).
(Spain)
Director of Communication at Planeta Group, Board member of Association of Publishers' Guilds of Spain (FGEE).
(South Africa)
Executive Director Learning Resources, Pearson South Africa; President of Publishers Association of South Africa (PASA).
(China)
President, China Education Publishing & Media Holdings; Vice-President of Publishers Association of China (PAC); Vice-President of the Asia-Pacific Publishers Association (APPA).
(Switzerland)
IPA Treasurer; Member of the board, Schulthess Juristische Medien AG, Zurich.
(Thailand)
Owner and founder of Silkworm Books. Founder of Mekong Press and Mekong Press Foundation.
From 1 January 2023, the IPA President is Karine Pansa (Girassol Brasil Edições, Brazil) and Vice President is Gvantsa Jobava (Intelekti Publishing, Georgia). The General Assembly elects the Vice-President for a two-year term, to support the President in her/his work. At the end of her/his term s/he automatically becomes the President for a two-year term.
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. S/He leads the activities necessary for securing support for and implementing the IPA's policies and achieving its strategic objectives.