Michael Gordon

Digital Publishing and Literary Rights Management

Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area

About

Executive experience in the areas of book publishing, rights management, content development, digital services, training, human resources, and communications.

Experience

  • Literary Agent, Owner at Gordon Publishing Services, S.L., Noah Gordon Books
    May 2007 - Present · 19 yrs 3 mos

    Manage publication, film, and theatrical rights, contract negotiations, public relations and general global representation for Noah Gordon and other notable clients. Work directly with publishers and literary agents in multiple markets.

  • Vice President, Barcelona eBooks and Ciudad de Libros at Barcelona Digital Editions, S.L.
    Apr 2012 - Apr 2017 · 5 yrs 1 mo

    Barcelona eBooks is a spinoff of Roca Editorial, a prominent publishing house in Barcelona. The digital books company was founded by Blanca Rosa Roca, Barcelona eBooks CEO, and Michael Seay Gordon, vice president. Ciudad de Libros is a new publishing imprint from Barcelona Digital Editions that has been created to offer the works of seminal authors in digital formats for the global Spanish marketplace. The company engages and interacts with readers via a fresh and innovative marketing approach, including a web site that offers a voice to the reader community and a unique, interactive approach to the Ciudad de Libros catalog.

  • Business Development, Europe and South America at codeMantra, LLC
    Feb 2010 - Feb 2014 · 4 yrs 1 mo

    codeMantra offers a robust and versatile digital asset platform for the management of XML source content, along with the conversion/transformation and fulfillment of all manner of electronic publications. codeMantra is also a leading BPO conversion service meeting the digital publishing needs of all STM, trade, professional, academic and educational presses.

  • President and Owner at Med-InfoChip, S.L.
    Sep 2005 - Oct 2011 · 6 yrs 2 mos

    I launched my own company called Med-InfoChip, S.L. and had exclusive production, distribution and sales rights throughout Europe for an innovative, portable medical product that stores patient medical history.

  • Vice President of Human Resources at Picis Research & Development, S.A.
    Feb 1998 - Feb 2004 · 6 yrs 1 mo

    •Responsible for global human resources function for a company with 140+ employees with offices located in Barcelona and Boston. •Key member of executive management team. Participated in day-to-day strategic decision-making and annual strategy planning. •Managed all administrative functions for Europe facility including finance, office management and information systems, in addition to human resources.