PDF Association staff
The PDF Association staff delivers a vendor-neutral platform for PDF's stakeholders, facilitating the development of open specifications and ISO standards for PDF technology. The staff are located in Germany, the United States and Australia.
Staff members include:
- Alexandra Oettler (Editor),
- Betsy Fanning (Standards Director),
- Duff Johnson (Chief Executive Officer),
- Melina Tusch (Member Benefit Manager),
- Matthias Wagner (CFO & Operations Director),
- Peter Wyatt (Chief Technology Officer),
- Thomas Zellmann (PDF Evangelist).
PDF Association staff's Publications
PDF Association news January 27, 2026
Following PDF Week Online in February, PDF Week London 2026 is the second of three PDF Association events in 2026.
PDF in the Wild January 22, 2026
HuggingFace echoes SafeDocs with new PDF datasets | Chrome does NOT sign or annotate your PDF! | ONIX application note … Read more
PDF Association news January 22, 2026
The new product showcase helps users explore the variety of products and services provided by PDF Association members!
PDF Association news December 22, 2025
Has it been a year already? Let’s recap developments in 2025.
PDF in the Wild December 17, 2025
Chrome’s U-turn on JPEG-XL – thanks (in part) to PDF! | PDF errata makeover | ZUGFeRD 2.4 / Factur-X 1.08 … Read more
PDF Association news December 1, 2025
Discover our new PDF merch shop! Order branded apparel and accessories for delivery worldwide.
Article November 26, 2025
An initiative to translate PDF 2.0 (ISO 32000-2) into Chinese aims to expand digital document interoperability and advance the PDF … Read more
PDF Association news November 25, 2025
The third release of Techniques for Accessible PDF includes an initial set of techniques for Lists; 15 new pass techniques … Read more
PDF Association news November 23, 2025
As we recognize the 20th anniversary of PDF/A-1 we celebrate more than a technical specification, we recognize it as a … Read more