Michael Duckworth has been named director of the American University in Cairo Press (AUC Press), effective July 1. He succeeds Dr. Nigel Fletcher-Jones, who is retiring.
Duckworth has more than 30 years of publishing experience at presses at the University of Hong Kong, University of Hawaii, the University of Cincinnati, and the University of Washington. He will be based in AUC Press's Cairo office.
"I am confident that Michael will build upon AUC Press's successes and will continue to expand our readership worldwide," said Francis Ricciardone, president of the American University in Cairo.
With offices in Cairo and New York, AUC Press is distributed in North America by Ingram Academic, in the U.K. and worldwide by Bloomsbury--with the exception of Egypt, where AUC Press distributes itself. In addition to its publishing program, AUC Press operates six bookstores in Egypt.