Author Profile: George Lossius

CEO

George Lossius, after becoming CEO of VISTA International in 2006, led the successful merger between VISTA and Ingenta plc to form Publishing Technology plc, now the largest supplier of software solutions and services to the publishing industry. As CEO of the group, in just 2 short years, George delivered on the post-merger objectives of the business, finishing 2008 as a healthy and profitable business set for further advances in technology, geographic expansion and growth.

Prior to the merger, George had been involved with VISTA for many years, holding executive positions in France, the UK and the US, overseeing the direction and development of various functional areas from operations to business development. During this time he created a business in France, ran the business in the USA and developed an offshore engineering group. George started his career at Unilever, implementing computer systems at manufacturing plants across Britain, and in the mid/late 1990’s he created an electronic sports newsletter.

George participates in multiple publishing industry organizations, is on the Board of Directors for the Book Industry Study Group and has frequently contributed at industry events covering topics as diverse as supply chain efficiency, offshore business modeling, international expansion using digital publishing forms, and mobile technologies. Since becoming CEO of a listed business, investor and media relations have grown in importance, and George appears regularly in the UK national press covering publishing and general business matters.