Tim Hamer is Senior Vice President of Global Marketing Services of Thomson Scientific (TS). TS includes the information brands of ISI, Derwent Information, TechStreet, Delphion, MicroPatent, Liquent, MDC, IDRAC, and ResearchSoft. Previously, Tim served as Managing Director of Europe, Middle East & Africa, ISI. Tim has over 20 years experience in the publishing and information industry, having held various business and market development positions within ISI, Van Nostrand Reinhold (UK) and Chapman & Hall Ltd. Tim graduated from Durham University with B.Sc. (Hons) in Engineering Science and Management.