Ian was a founder member of ETPG when working for the major UK test publisher NFER-NELSON. He became secretary of the group in 2002. After a time in general publishing he spent two decades publishing psychometric tests, books and journals, and running training and consultancy for clinical, educational and business markets.

As the Managing Director of Facet5, Grant has dedicated over 15 years to advancing the understanding of personality in the workplace and its critical role in unlocking individual and organisational potential.

Magda Machado is the General Manager of Editora Hogrefe in Portugal. She holds a Master’s degree in Psychology, with a specialization in Social and Organizational Psychology. Magda is a certified Specialist in Work, Social and Organizational Psychology by the Portuguese Psychologists Association (OPP – Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses), and has been formally recognized for her professional experience and competence in Management and Administration by Universidade Lusófona.

Gerald Schuhfried studied Psychology and Business Administration in Vienna and in the USA. He completed his degree in Social Sciences in 1996. Following his studies, he worked at the Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany, in the Department of Psychological Methodology, Diagnostics, and Evaluation.

Cécile Pannetier is General Manager, Publishing of Editions Hogrefe France in Paris and on the Group Executive Board of the Hogrefe Group. Cécile is a psychologist and obtained her title at the École de Psychologues Praticiens (Catholic Institute) in Paris.

Gert Jaap has been active in Publishing throughout his career as he likes the many different ways in which he can reach audiences and make a difference through publishing relevant content. Being a Dutch native, he brings a direct, transparent and straightforward approach, but always with the best intentions.

Simon Nak (Haarlem, 1984) studied clinical neuropsychology in Amsterdam (NL) and Brighton (UK). Shortly after earning his Master’s degree he joined the firm of Hogrefe Uitgevers in 2010. Discovering publishing, marketing and project management along the way, Simon grew from publishing assistant to publishing manager in 2016.

Oleg Burlachuk was born and raised in Kyiv, Ukraine, in 1979. Between 1996 and 2001 he studied Psychology at Kyiv Shevchenko University and receives his Master’s degree. After this he studied Cognitive behavioral therapy at the Ukraine CBT institute. In 2007 he joined Giunti Psychometrics as the manager of their Ukraine branch.

Born in 1960 in Göttingen, Germany. After graduating from high school, one year internship at the American Psychological Association in Washington, DC.

In 1985 he obtained a doctorate in psychology from the University of Salzburg, Austria and started working at Hans Huber Verlag Bern, now Hogrefe Verlag Bern, since 1990 as the CEO. In 1994 he followed his father as Publisher and CEO of the Hogrefe Publishing Group.

Dušica Boben is the head of the Centre za psihodiagnostična sredstva, where she manages the company and development projects.

She has used her mathematical and psychological background to develop and adapt numerous tests, such as the Wechsler Scales, Raven’s Matrices, the Eysenck’s Personality Inventory, Holland’s Self Directed Search and the Torrance Creativity Tests.

Marjeta Trstenjak is the head of the TESTcentre at the Center za psihodiagnostična sredstva. She uses her expertise in psychological assessment as a consultant for Slovenian and international organisations. She frequently shares knowledge about tests and assessment with young psychologists and university students.

Dragoș Iliescu is a Professor of Psychology with the University of Bucharest and an Extraordinary Professor with the Stellenbosch University. He has been active as a consultant for more than 25 years. He has been involved in and led important projects related to tests, testing and assessment (among them more than 100 test adaptation projects), mainly in South-Eastern Europe, but also in South-East Asia, Africa, the Middle East and South America.

Camelia Ionescu has expertise in psychological assessment, consultancy and psychometric tests publishing.

She has been part of TestCentral since 2008 and is actively involved in their advertising and marketing strategies.

Chief Sales Officer at SCHUHFRIED, where she is responsible for growth, sales and marketing. Having worked as a management consultant for +14 years for the most successful and largest companies worldwide, Ella brings broad experience across industries and focuses on operational excellence while aiming for sustainable growth.

Jacopo Tarantino is CEO of Hogrefe Editore. He was born in Florence, Italy, in 1959, where he did classical studies. After earning a master’s degree in Natural Sciences at the University of Florence, with a dissertation on animal behaviour (ethology), he obtained a master on Organizational Sociopsychology.

Joanna Stańczak has been co-creating Pracownia Testów Psychologicznych Polskiego Towarzystwa Psychologicznego for over three decades. She has worked for the company since 1990 and has been a member of its management board since 2006. Since 2024, she has held the position of President of the Management Board and Deputy Head of the Scientific Department.

Milagros Antón is CEO of Hogrefe TEA Ediciones, the leading publisher of psychological assessments in the Spanish-speaking world. With a background in psychology and over two decades of experience in the test publishing industry, Milagros has overseen the development and adaptation of numerous internationally recognized assessment tools for clinical, educational, and organizational contexts.

Marietta Hochwallner, born and raised in Salzburg (Austria), studied Psychology and Communication Science in Vienna. After gaining experience in the Group Travel Department of the Austrian National Railway Company, she shifted her focus to content creation on diverse cross-industry projects.