With more than 26 years of experience in media, Achilles Tsaltas is currently the vice president of the successful international conferences division at The New York Times.

Mr. Tsaltas is a proven and established industry leader, responsible for creating and managing strategic partnerships with some of the world’s most important media corporations.

Born in Australia of Greek origin, Mr. Tsaltas started his media career in 1989 when he joined News Corporation at the advertising department of The Australian newspaper. During his tenure, he launched the business magazine, Business Asia, and relaunched the newspaper’s The Australian Magazine, managing the commercial side of the operation. In 1999 he moved to Hong Kong to join the International Herald Tribune (IHT) as deputy managing director, successfully launching print sites and four publishing partnerships for the publication. In 2004, he moved to Paris as the worldwide circulation director. Two years later he was appointed vice president, circulation and development, and joined the paper’s executive committee. In 2012 he was again promoted, assuming the role of senior vice president in charge of conferences, innovation, development and partnerships.

Mr. Tsaltas has a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Sydney, and a master’s degree in sociology from the University of New South Wales.