爱思唯尔董事长池永硕先生荣获2024年伦敦书展终身成就奖
2024年2月21日，伦敦书展宣布，池永硕（YoungSuk Chi）先生荣获2024年伦敦书展终身成就奖。
池永硕先生现任爱思唯尔（Elsevier）董事长，以及爱思唯尔的母公司励讯集团（RELX）的公共事务总裁。他目前还兼任美国出版商协会（AAP）主席，也曾担任国际出版商协会（IPA）主席。作为一名国际商业领袖以及全球出版、教育和信息解决方案行业的思想领导者，他与全球科研界的相关人士进行广泛交流，就关键问题阐发思想洞见，为各行各业的利益相关者、董事会及团体提供建议。此外，他还积极参与众多教育、艺术和慈善组织，包括普林斯顿大学、韩美科学中心和潘基文基金会等。
池永硕表示，获评伦敦书展终身成就奖，我深感荣幸。自从三十年前在不知不觉中加入出版业以来，我从那些既秉承传统又勇于创新的同行们身上学到了太多，他们的使命追求、奉献精神和专业知识都让我受益匪浅。我十分珍视融入到行业发展之中的经历。我相信，出版业将在人才和激情的双重推动下继续蓬勃发展。
伦敦书展总监Gareth Rapley评论说，池永硕先生的职业生涯令人印象深刻，特别是他对版权的贡献、对可持续发展的关注以及对行业的奉献精神，他是目前出版界最鼓舞人心的典范。
伦敦书展顾问委员会非执行主席兼终身成就奖评委会主席David Roche评论说，今年的终身成就奖候选人名单中有很多杰出的出版人，但是池永硕先生与众不同、脱颖而出。他是一位真正的国际主义者，他在各大洲之间创建网络并将人们真正联系在一起。他在许多不同的组织任职，这足以证明他丰富的才能和多样的兴趣，人们是那么看重他的价值。
爱思唯尔首席执行官白可珊（Kumsal Bayazit）表示，爱思唯尔的每一位员工都为我们的董事长池永硕先生获得久负盛名的伦敦书展终身成就奖而无比自豪。这一殊荣不仅表彰了他对出版业的杰出贡献，也凸显了他对推动知识创新的不懈追求。这一奖项是对他卓越的职业生涯和持久影响的最好证明。
英格拉姆内容集团董事长John Ingram回忆道，很少有人比我更了解池永硕，1980年秋天，我们在普林斯顿大学读大二时就结识了。我们是一辈子的好朋友，也是最好的业务伙伴。他是真正的世界公民和全球思想领袖，胸怀博大、精力过人、魅力不凡。他不仅服务于商业公司，更服务于众多非营利性组织，而且通过多种方式影响和回馈社会。30 年来，能力超群、充满热情、活力四射的池永硕在全球出版业发挥了举足轻重的作用。他获得终身成就奖，绝对是当之无愧的。
美国出版商协会总裁兼首席执行官Maria A. Pallante强调，根据与池永硕先生12年共事的经历，我认为，他始终在作为重要的发言人为国际出版业发声，而且从未放慢脚步。他致力于科研、教育和进步，他对技术热情投入，他高度重视跨学科、跨文化合作——而这些正是推动现代出版业发展的核心动力。
HarperCollins公司首席执行官Brian Murray祝贺说，在过去的30年里，我非常幸运地成为池永硕先生的同行者，见证了在全球各种力量特别是技术的影响席卷整个行业时，他凭借其智慧、好奇心和敏锐的洞察力，在美国出版商协会和国际出版商协会的领导岗位上为行业共同利益做出了卓越贡献。我知道，不只是我一个人，在过去的30年里与他共过事的所有人都认识到了他对行业独特而巨大的影响。我想不出还有谁比他更应该得到伦敦书展的赞誉。
普林斯顿大学出版社社长Christie Henry坦陈，池永硕先生在指导 (mentor) 后辈方面的全情投入成就了许多出版人的一生，这其中也包括我本人。他的出版成就众所周知，他的影响力之大、参与度之广，在出版界也是无与伦比的。他的专注和他对出版使命的不懈热情，是对我们最好的激励。
本文编译自：London Book Fair
英文原文如下：
The London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement Award 2024 Goes to Elsevier Chair YoungSuk (YS) ChiLondon, Wednesday 21 February 2024. The London Book Fair (LBF) has today announced that YoungSuk (YS) Chi, Chairman of Elsevier and Chairman of the Association of American Publishers (AAP), is the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award for 2024.
An international businessman and a global thought leader in the publishing, education, and information solutions industries, YS Chi is a unanimously well-respected figure in the book world. As Chairman of Elsevier, he works directly with key stakeholders in government, academia, and industry to support over 30 million scientists, students and health information professionals. In his role as Director of Corporate Affairs for RELX, Elsevier’s parent company, he is responsible for government affairs, corporate communications, and corporate responsibility across all four of the group’s market segments.
Based in London and Washington D.C., Chi travels extensively to engage with scientific research communities, deliver thought leadership on key trends and advise stakeholders, boards, and groups across industries. He is currently Chairman of the Association of American Publishers and has served as President of the International Publishers Association. He is also actively involved in numerous educational, artistic, and charitable organizations, including Princeton University, the Korea-US Science Center KUSCO, and the Ban Ki-Moon Foundation.
YoungSuk (YS) Chi commented：“I am humbled, both by those who nominated me and by the panel that selected me for this tremendous honor. Having entered the book industry unknowingly nearly thirty years ago, I have been incredibly fortunate to learn so much from my peers who have embraced both tradition and innovation. It has truly been a privilege to be enriched by their purpose, dedication, and professional expertise. Being a part of this industry’s development has been a remarkable experience, and I’m certain that publishing will continue to thrive with both talent and passion.”
Gareth Rapley, Director of The London Book Fair, said：“We are delighted to be recognising the impressive career of YS with the Lifetime Achievement Award. From his remarkable work ethic to his impressive stamina across so many fields, in particular his contributions to copyright, his focus on sustainability and his dedication to the industry, YS is an example of one of the most inspiring individuals working in publishing right now. We are lucky to have him as a speaker on the Main Stage on Day 1, and we are looking forward to paying him a worthy tribute at the Fair, celebrating this incredibly well-deserved honour.”
David Roche, Non-Executive Chair of The London Book Fair Advisory Board and Chair of the Judging Panel for the Lifetime Achievement Award, said：“Chairing the independent judging panel for the LBF Lifetime Achievement Award is always a privilege and a pleasure. This year’s high-quality shortlist was filled with worthy candidates but one submission stood out above the others. YS Chi is the embodiment of everything that this award looks to recognise. He is a true internationalist, creating networks and connecting people across continents. He has both a determination to influence leading global figures and a passion to mentor those at the beginning of their careers, to create a better future. He sits on many disparate boards and this is testament to the diversity of his talent and interests and how highly he is valued. He has enjoyed much corporate success and his efforts are always to influence the industry that we work in to be better for its authors, employees, and beneficiaries in a sustainable way. The LBF Lifetime Achievement award 2024 could not have a more laudable winner.”
Kumsal Bayazit, CEO of Elsevier, said：“Everyone at Elsevier is immensely proud that our Chairman, YS Chi, has been honoured with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award by the London Book Fair. This recognition not only celebrates his remarkable contributions to the publishing industry but also underscores his unwavering dedication to advancing knowledge and fostering innovation. This award is a testament to his exceptional career and enduring legacy, and we extend our heartfelt congratulations on this well-deserved honour.”
Maria A. Pallante, President and CEO of the Association of American Publishers, said：“I first met YS about 12 years ago, during my tenure as Director of the U.S. Copyright Office. From my experience working with YS all those years ago, I can say that he was an important advocate and spokesperson for the international publishing community then, and that he has never slowed down. YS personifies the qualities that propel the modern publishing industry: a commitment to research, learning, and progress; enthusiastic investment in technology; respect for both the private and public sectors; collaboration across disciplines and cultures; and a work ethic that incorporates indefatigable service to colleagues and industry boards, including the AAP where he is currently serving his second term as Chair. My heart-felt congratulations to YS on this incredibly well-deserved accolade.”
Brian Murray, CEO of HarperCollins, said：“The global publishing industry in 2024 is as successful today and as well-positioned for the next 25 years as any other industry in no small part due to YS Chi’s professional and personal leadership, mentorship and chairmanships over three decades in nearly all publishing sectors, countries and continents. Over the last three decades, I’ve been so fortunate to be a fellow traveller who witnessed YS work his intellect, curiosity and acumen for the betterment of our shared interests in his role at both the AAP and the IPA as global and technological forces swept across the industry. I know I am not alone in recognizing his unique and outsized impact on the industry and all of us who have been able to work with him over his three decades. I can’t think of anyone more deserving of this recognition from the London Book Fair – Congratulations and Thank you, YS!”
John Ingram, Chairman of Ingram Content Group, said：“Few people know YoungSuk (YS) Chi better than I do. We met in our sophomore year at Princeton University back in the Fall of 1980. We have been best friends and business colleagues for over 40 years. YS is truly a citizen of the world – an international businessman and global thought leader in publishing. He is a man of amazing energy and stamina. Yet YS is so much more. He has a huge heart and capacity to serve, not just the for-profit world (including serving on the Ingram Industries Board of Directors, parent company of Ingram Book) but also the not-for-profit world. The publishing world has indeed been fortunate to have someone of YS’s talents, passion, and energy play so many important roles within the industry over the past almost 30 years. He is so deserving to be recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award.”
Christie Henry, Director of Princeton University Press, said：“For more than three decades in scholarly publishing, I have hoped for a way to visually map the power and impact of mentoring in our community. In doing so, I have every confidence that at the epicentre of the publishing ecosystem would be YS Chi. His achievements in the business of publishing are renowned, but it is his profound commitment to inspiring and mentoring publishers that has led to lifetimes of achievements for so many, myself included. The expanse of his impact and engagement I believe to be unparalleled in publishing, just as his versatility as a publishing leader, most demonstrable in his ability to scale. YS as a global ambassador for our freedoms to publish has kept publishing doors, and houses, open and vibrant. But while he operates at this scale routinely, he also will attend a Board meeting with every attention and preparedness, and ensure a generative and energizing experience for all. His focus combined with his indefatigable passion for our purpose is an inspiration.”
The Lifetime Achievement Award committee, composed of the independent LBF Advisory Board, selected YS Chi from a shortlist of leading international figures in the book industry. The Award recognises an individual who has made a truly significant mark in the sphere of the global book world. It is open to publishers, agents, editors, scouts, booksellers and anyone else involved in the international book industry from any country in the world.
YS Chi will be speaking on the Main Stage of The London Book Fair on Tuesday 12 March at 11.15 – 12.00, on the panel called ‘Exploring the Ever-Evolving World of Publishing: Global Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities’, alongside Karine Gonçalves Pansa, President of the International Publishers Association (IPA); Ricardo Franco Levi, President of The Federation of European Publishers (FEP); Lawrence Njagi, President of the African Publishers Network (APNET), and Edward Nawotka, Senior International Bookselling Editor at Publishers Weekly. More info here. YS Chi will be presented with his award at a private reception during The London Book Fair.