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 in the Wild July 17, 2025
Browsers battle over PDF capabilities | ISO’s “Publicly Available Standards” page is gone | PDF to Brainrot | JHOVE update … Read more
PDF Association news July 17, 2025
This initial FAQ focuses on HDR in the PDF/A and PDF/X contexts, to help stakeholders understand how high dynamic range … Read more
PDF Association news July 16, 2025
The poster sessions are a great way to interact with each other at PDF Days Europe 2025!
PDF in the Wild June 24, 2025
If you use a word processor creating Tagged PDF is your default. | FOGRA’s summary of developments in print | … Read more
PDF Association news June 18, 2025
Berlin ist calling! Are you ready for the big city?
PDF Association news June 11, 2025
This document provides essential guidance and recommendations for those aiming to create PDF files that adhere to multiple ISO-standardized subsets … Read more
Article June 11, 2025
In support of the International Archives Week theme and its four subthemes, the PDF Association is announcing its forthcoming Best … Read more
PDF Association news June 10, 2025
Tickets for PDF Days Europe 2025 and the PDF Workshop are now available! Space is limited and demand is high, … Read more
PDF Association news June 3, 2025
2 keynotes, 21 presentations, 2 poster sessions, briefings from working-group chairs, the elevator pitch session and more. Check out the … Read more