José Borghino, Marit Borkenhagen, Trine Skei Grande, Mads Nygaard, and Anne Bergman have been re-elected for another two years on the WEXFO board. Mads Nygaard will continue as chairman.
“I am pleased to extend my commitment to freedom of expression and WEXFO as chairman. Over the past three years, WEXFO has established itself as a significant meeting place and advocate for global freedom of expression. Our organization and events are growing, and I look forward to continuing this important work with my experienced and skilled colleagues on the board and in the administration,” says Mads Nygaard.
Mads Nygaard is the CEO of Aschehoug Publishing and one of the initiators of WEXFO. José Borghino is the Secretary General of the International Publishers Association, Marit Borkenhagen is the head of the Norwegian Festival of Literature, Trine Skei Grande is the director of the Norwegian Publishers Association, and Anne Bergman is the director of the Federation of European Publishers. They will continue on the WEXFO board along with Aage Borchgrevink, Anne Holt, Celina Jerman Bright-Taylor, Elisabeth O. Sjaastad, Helje Solberg, Margit Ketterle, Khin Tandar Htay, Fatemeh Ekhtesari, and Felicia Anthonio.