Staying on top in changing times

Publishing boss Barry Clarke is on a recruitment mission. He has flown in from Singapore, where he is Asia managing director of academic publisher Taylor & Francis, to recruit a CEO for the company's China operations.

The company, whose origins date back to 1798 when co-founder Richard Taylor launched the Philosophical Magazine, needs someone who can cope with one of the fastest moving and most complex markets in the 21st century.

Over four days Clarke - with Christoph Chesher, group sales director - met with potential candidates at the Crowne Plaza Beijing Zhongguancun Hotel.