Peter Donoughue retired from the publishing industry in March 2009, after a 35 year career in the Australian book trade. His last position was Managing Director of John Wiley and Sons Australia Ltd, a role he held for 16 years.
He held numerous industry positions during his career, including President of the Australian Publishers Association (1996/1997) and a Director of CAL (1993-2003).
In recent years Peter has made a particular study of digital publishing, including ebooks, and has written extensively on these and related issues.