IPH Limited announced that Andrew Blattman will be appointed as the next Managing Director and CEO of IPH Limited. Blattman will move into the role towards the end of 2017, taking over from David Griffith who will step down after more than 43 years in the intellectual property (IP) profession and over 30 years in leadership roles. Blattman has more than twenty years' experience in IP and is currently CEO of Spruson & Ferguson.