Niels Peter Thomas

Niels leads BMJ Group’s global publishing activities for the healthcare knowledge provider. This includes The BMJ and nearly 70 specialty journals, as well as the Group’s Events, BMJ Careers, and Learning businesses. Niels brings over 20 years of international leadership experience within the Springer Nature Group. He joined from Springer Nature, where he most recently served as Executive Vice President/Managing Director, Books, overseeing the world’s largest academic books program. His previous roles include President of Springer Nature Greater China and Managing Director for the Iversity e-learning platform. Niels also holds a PhD in Political Economy and remains active in the academic community as a visiting professor at a Beijing university, mentoring early-career researchers.