Phil Madans

Director, Publishing Standards and Practices, Hachette

Phil Madans is the Director of Publishing Standards and Practices for the Hachette Book Group, where he is driving the transition of HBG's production/editorial workflow from the traditional print-centric to a content-centric XHTML-based digital content creation platform. Phil has used his extensive experience in trade book publishing to evangelize new digital solutions for publishing workflows and processes, and is a sought-after speaker at industry conferences, including StartWithXML, Publishing Business Conference & Expo, BISG's Making Information Pay. He has also taught Digital Publishing at NYU's School of Continuing Professional Studies. Phil is currently a member of the Book Industry Study Group's Governing Council, co-chair of the BISG Identification Committee and chair of its Identifier for eBooks Working Group.