Lawrie Stevens has been with Advent since 3B2 was first launched in 1987 and has served the Company in a number of roles. In January this year he took up his new role as Chief Technology Officer and immediately prior to that was instrumental in Advent's entry into the US and Far East markets.He has a strong background in the technical needs of publishers and the technologies needed to meet those needs. Through his involvement in areas such as STM (Scientific, Technical and Medical), Legal and Aerospace he gained knowledge and understanding of SGML and other standards at an early stage and through his involvement in the implementation and integration of 3B2 in multinational and global organisations has gained a true understanding of the business needs of customers.