diff --git a/packages/component-email/src/routes/emails/notifications.js b/packages/component-email/src/routes/emails/notifications.js
index 23fea64c842350cd283d72b55f58c1b86a920d95..e5783fd5e02ea2586a854a7836fb2096495c2fb0 100644
--- a/packages/component-email/src/routes/emails/notifications.js
+++ b/packages/component-email/src/routes/emails/notifications.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const { getEmailCopy } = require('./emailCopy')
 module.exports = {
   async sendNotifications({ user, baseUrl, role, UserModel }) {
     const userHelper = new User({ UserModel })
-    const { firstName, lastName } = await userHelper.getEditorInChief()
+    const { firstName, lastName } = await userHelper.getEditorsInChief()
     const eicName = `${firstName} ${lastName}`
 
     const email = new Email({
diff --git a/packages/component-helper-service/src/services/User.js b/packages/component-helper-service/src/services/User.js
index 074414d59f43dcf979d912244249fce897b7d7b7..2eb092ceeb1220254e93270c9ef2f8dc2876f182 100644
--- a/packages/component-helper-service/src/services/User.js
+++ b/packages/component-helper-service/src/services/User.js
@@ -41,12 +41,11 @@ class User {
     return newUser
   }
 
-  async getEditorInChief() {
+  async getEditorsInChief() {
     const { UserModel } = this
     const users = await UserModel.all()
-    const eic = users.find(user => user.editorInChief || user.admin)
 
-    return eic
+    return users.filter(user => user.editorInChief)
   }
 
   async updateUserTeams({ userId, teamId }) {
@@ -65,6 +64,12 @@ class User {
 
     return authors.filter(author => activeUsers.includes(author.id))
   }
+
+  async getEiCName() {
+    const editorsInChief = await this.getEditorsInChief()
+    const { firstName, lastName } = editorsInChief[0]
+    return `${firstName} ${lastName}`
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = User
diff --git a/packages/component-invite/src/routes/collectionsInvitations/emails/notifications.js b/packages/component-invite/src/routes/collectionsInvitations/emails/notifications.js
index 44c00f6856cbb40b92f735a8744df41ce73532b7..90df1a7ce364a2445dd79238dd9f4837392be5c8 100644
--- a/packages/component-invite/src/routes/collectionsInvitations/emails/notifications.js
+++ b/packages/component-invite/src/routes/collectionsInvitations/emails/notifications.js
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ module.exports = {
     } ${submittingAuthor.lastName}`
 
     const userHelper = new User({ UserModel })
-    const eic = await userHelper.getEditorInChief()
+    const eics = await userHelper.getEditorsInChief()
+    const eic = eics[0]
     const eicName = `${eic.firstName} ${eic.lastName}`
     const subjectBaseText = `${collection.customId}: Manuscript `
 
diff --git a/packages/component-invite/src/routes/fragmentsInvitations/emails/notifications.js b/packages/component-invite/src/routes/fragmentsInvitations/emails/notifications.js
index 12cad6a9d5283e486784a5a08c037b1b4c23d669..9eeb709b629ee52e0ab63624c4a25019b1dc1a95 100644
--- a/packages/component-invite/src/routes/fragmentsInvitations/emails/notifications.js
+++ b/packages/component-invite/src/routes/fragmentsInvitations/emails/notifications.js
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
     const handlingEditor = get(collection, 'handlingEditor')
     const userHelper = new User({ UserModel })
-    const { firstName, lastName } = await userHelper.getEditorInChief()
-    const eicName = `${firstName} ${lastName}`
+    const eicName = await userHelper.getEiCName()
     const subjectBaseText = isCanceled
       ? `${collection.customId}: Reviewer `
       : `${collection.customId}: Manuscript `
diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragments/notifications/notifications.js b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragments/notifications/notifications.js
index 012113ffdbbd6df5542523b231860bdacaab7032..ee0f6f2918511fe268a35a1b9bca28c6e8d9e4c9 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragments/notifications/notifications.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragments/notifications/notifications.js
@@ -49,9 +49,7 @@ module.exports = {
     })
 
     const userHelper = new User({ UserModel })
-    const eic = await userHelper.getEditorInChief()
-    const eicName = `${eic.firstName} ${eic.lastName}`
-
+    const eicName = await userHelper.getEiCName()
     if (isNewVersion) {
       sendHandlingEditorEmail({
         email,
@@ -76,8 +74,8 @@ module.exports = {
 
     if (isTechnicalCheck) {
       sendEQSEmail({
-        eic,
         email,
+        eicName,
         baseUrl,
         collection,
         subjectBaseText,
@@ -157,7 +155,13 @@ const sendReviewersEmail = async ({
   })
 }
 
-const sendEQSEmail = ({ eic, email, baseUrl, collection, subjectBaseText }) => {
+const sendEQSEmail = ({
+  email,
+  eicName,
+  baseUrl,
+  collection,
+  subjectBaseText,
+}) => {
   const emailType = 'eqs-manuscript-submitted'
 
   email.toUser = {
@@ -166,7 +170,7 @@ const sendEQSEmail = ({ eic, email, baseUrl, collection, subjectBaseText }) => {
   }
 
   email.content.unsubscribeLink = baseUrl
-  email.content.signatureName = `${eic.firstName} ${eic.lastName}`
+  email.content.signatureName = eicName
   email.content.subject = `${subjectBaseText} Submitted`
   email.content.ctaLink = services.createUrl(
     baseUrl,
diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/notifications/notifications.js b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/notifications/notifications.js
index 97195facf3ae5c2bef3e109409784d6696d3cb36..b318595833c0efbf0f46f5b9ff37ad292b504677 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/notifications/notifications.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/notifications/notifications.js
@@ -47,12 +47,6 @@ module.exports = {
     })
 
     const userHelper = new User({ UserModel })
-    const {
-      email: eicEmail,
-      firstName,
-      lastName,
-    } = await userHelper.getEditorInChief()
-    const eicName = `${firstName} ${lastName}`
 
     let comments
     if (isEditorInChief) {
@@ -71,7 +65,7 @@ module.exports = {
       // the request came from either the Editor in Chief or a reviewer, so the HE needs to be notified
       sendHandlingEditorEmail({
         email,
-        eicName,
+        eicName: await userHelper.getEiCName(),
         baseUrl,
         comments,
         titleText,
@@ -110,11 +104,10 @@ module.exports = {
           handlingEditorName: get(collection, 'handlingEditor.name', 'N/A'),
         })
 
-        sendEiCEmail({
+        sendEiCsEmail({
           email,
           baseUrl,
-          eicName,
-          eicEmail,
+          userHelper,
           titleText,
           subjectBaseText,
           recommendation: newRecommendation,
@@ -331,20 +324,18 @@ const sendReviewersEmail = async ({
       },
     )
     const { html, text } = email.getBody({
-      body: { paragraph: reviewer.paragraph },
-      hasLink: reviewer.hasLink,
+      body: { paragraph: reviewer.paragraph, hasLink: reviewer.hasLink },
     })
     email.sendEmail({ html, text })
   })
 }
 
-const sendEiCEmail = ({
+const sendEiCsEmail = async ({
   email,
-  eicName,
-  eicEmail,
   titleText,
-  recommendation: { recommendation, comments: recComments = [] },
+  userHelper,
   subjectBaseText,
+  recommendation: { recommendation, comments: recComments = [] },
 }) => {
   let emailType
 
@@ -364,22 +355,29 @@ const sendEiCEmail = ({
       throw new Error(`undefined recommendation: ${recommendation} `)
   }
 
-  email.toUser = {
-    email: eicEmail,
-    name: eicName,
-  }
-
-  const privateNote = recComments.find(comm => comm.private)
+  const privateNote = recComments.find(comm => !comm.public)
   const content = get(privateNote, 'content')
   const comments = content ? `Note to Editor: "${content}"` : ''
-  const { html, text } = email.getBody({
-    body: getEmailCopy({
+
+  const editors = (await userHelper.getEditorsInChief()).map(eic => ({
+    ...eic,
+    ...getEmailCopy({
       emailType,
       titleText,
       comments,
     }),
+  }))
+
+  editors.forEach(eic => {
+    email.toUser = {
+      email: eic.email,
+      name: `${eic.firstName} ${eic.lastName}`,
+    }
+    const { html, text } = email.getBody({
+      body: { paragraph: eic.paragraph, hasLink: eic.hasLink },
+    })
+    email.sendEmail({ html, text })
   })
-  email.sendEmail({ html, text })
 }
 
 const getSubjectByRecommendation = recommendation =>
diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/technicalChecks/notifications/notifications.js b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/technicalChecks/notifications/notifications.js
index 0da35cdfd11321ba4fbced245cd01a8e8a9ba22f..782cdbb0c0325048800a2f12096f013319fd8b8f 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/technicalChecks/notifications/notifications.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/technicalChecks/notifications/notifications.js
@@ -27,18 +27,9 @@ module.exports = {
     } ${submittingAuthor.lastName}`
 
     const userHelper = new User({ UserModel })
-    const {
-      lastName,
-      firstName,
-      email: eicEmail,
-    } = await userHelper.getEditorInChief()
 
     const email = new Email({
       type: 'user',
-      toUser: {
-        email: eicEmail,
-        name: `${firstName} ${lastName}`,
-      },
       content: {
         subject: `${collection.customId}: Manuscript Passed Technical Checks`,
         signatureName: 'EQS Team',
@@ -51,12 +42,23 @@ module.exports = {
       },
     })
 
-    const { html, text } = email.getBody({
-      body: getEmailCopy({
-        titleText,
+    const editors = (await userHelper.getEditorsInChief()).map(eic => ({
+      ...eic,
+      ...getEmailCopy({
         emailType: 'eqs-manuscript-accepted',
+        titleText,
       }),
+    }))
+
+    editors.forEach(eic => {
+      email.toUser = {
+        email: eic.email,
+        name: `${eic.firstName} ${eic.lastName}`,
+      }
+      const { html, text } = email.getBody({
+        body: { paragraph: eic.paragraph, hasLink: eic.hasLink },
+      })
+      email.sendEmail({ html, text })
     })
-    email.sendEmail({ html, text })
   },
 }
diff --git a/packages/component-mts-package/src/PackageManager.js b/packages/component-mts-package/src/PackageManager.js
index 2bbed4fbd45321d05fa6f07d437e36aad552d7fd..967985f3a45c6170fbd6a4b5d2d627ebe8cac633 100644
--- a/packages/component-mts-package/src/PackageManager.js
+++ b/packages/component-mts-package/src/PackageManager.js
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ const createFilesPackage = (s3Config, archiver = nodeArchiver) => {
           })
 
           archive.on('error', err => {
+            logger.error(err)
             throw err
           })
           archive.on('end', err => {
diff --git a/packages/component-user-manager/src/routes/fragmentsUsers/emails/notifications.js b/packages/component-user-manager/src/routes/fragmentsUsers/emails/notifications.js
index 8ee396d5206c25e20e52c5145938a8242cbde576..413ea4967f01a4244415681d2505edc1f7847618 100644
--- a/packages/component-user-manager/src/routes/fragmentsUsers/emails/notifications.js
+++ b/packages/component-user-manager/src/routes/fragmentsUsers/emails/notifications.js
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ module.exports = {
     } ${submittingAuthor.lastName}`
 
     const userHelper = new User({ UserModel })
-    const { firstName, lastName } = await userHelper.getEditorInChief()
-    const eicName = `${firstName} ${lastName}`
     const subjectBaseText = `${collection.customId}: Manuscript`
 
     const email = new Email({
@@ -42,7 +40,7 @@ module.exports = {
       content: {
         ctaLink: baseUrl,
         ctaText: 'VIEW DASHBOARD',
-        signatureName: eicName,
+        signatureName: await userHelper.getEiCName(),
       },
     })