ACE Committee, Treasurer

My career started out training in Chartered Accountants office in Aberdeen what seems many years ago (!) and then moved down in 1990 to the South East as Financial Controller/General Manager for an Oil Service Company, whose head office was originally up in Aberdeen, the Oil Capital of Europe.

I joined the Rubin Group in New York in 1996 involved setting up the London office and working over in US, and have now owned Focusmedia since its inception in 1998. 

Focusmedia Global represent The New York Times for International Sales and Distribution in Europe and the Middle East.  

Focusmedia International provides both a "direct to retail" service within Central London, importer providing wholesale distribution within the UK and limited distribution to non-traditional outlets.

I have been on the ACE Governing Committee for 4 years and am currently Treasurer.

With work and a lovely daughter who just started school, time for other interests are somewhat limited, but always time free for the wonderful, infamous ACE functions!!!!!!

Divisional Director, CEVA Newsfast

ACE Committee

I have worked in logistics and distribution since leaving school, the last 23 years has been with CEVA Newsfast (formerly TNT).

During my time with CEVA I have covered many roles in operations and sales based at locations from Southampton, Surrey,  London and now Leicestershire.

The publishing logistics supply chain is a thoroughly enjoyable and constantly challenging arena to work in (I am still here after 23 years which must prove this, either that or I harbour sadistic tendencies!).

I have also been a committee member of ACE for the over 4 years and am currently Chairman for 2008.

I am not aware of another industry where competitors engage, socialize and integrate as well as they do at the ACE events, which makes working in the industry very rewarding at times.

Other interests include: Football ('Playing' career now over after rupturing achilles tendon this year), Season ticket holder Chelsea FC.

ACE Committee Member

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ACE Committee Member

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National Sales Manager

ACE Committee Member

I have been employed by Associated Newspapers for the past 2.5 years as National Sales Manager responsible for the sales and marketing team.

This is my first taste of the newspaper world having spent my career to date in FMCG companies such as Cadburys, General Food and Polaroid.

Within 2 months of joining Associated I was fortunate to be invited to join the first ACE Ashridge Programme. This enabled me to gain a fast track knowledge of the industry and also to network with people from the world of Wholesale, Magazines and Newspapers.

I am looking forward to joining the ACE committee to become more involved in many of their great ideas to bring the industry together.

Trade Marketing Director for BBC Magazines

ACE Committee member

Martin Hoskins is Trade Marketing Director for BBC Magazines a division of BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC.

BBC Magazine is the third largest consumer magazine publisher in the UK selling almost one hundred million copies every year.

Martin has extensive experience of the news trade industry working in both distribution and publishing.

He has worked for BBC Magazines for 7 years in a number of roles. He started his career at BBC Magazines as Head of Retail Marketing then moved into a Head of Circulation role before taking up the position of Trade Marketing Director.

Prior to working at BBC Magazines , Martin spent 5 years at the distributor Frontline, in a variety of multiple retailer facing roles. He joined as a Regional Sales Manager before moving into a National Account Manager role and then as a Channel Controller.

Martin started his career in the fmcg industry working for Rank Hovis McDougall. He joined as a graduate trainee, as a sales territory manager, and spent 7 years in a number of commercial sales roles.

Martin is married with one son and enjoys any spare time he gets trying to hone his swing on the golf course.

Higgs International Ltd/DHL

ACE Committee Member

After working for UK distributors Comag and Seymour from 1986 - 1995, as an account handler on UK and imports, I took a natural career break (one daughter almost 15!), then joined WWMS Inc as European territory manager and later managed the export department in the USA.

In May 2008 I joined Business Week European edition as newsstand manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa, until its closure in December 2005.

In April 2006 I joined Higgs where I am currently Publisher Account Manager.

ACE Executive, Secretary

ACE Trustee

Mike took up a degree in physics, but never took up the subject as a career.  He is also a graduate of the Institute of Marketing.

His first job in marketing was with Rank Hovis McDougal, but he soon changed to Media. 

Subsequently he worked for Thomson Regional Newspapers, AGB on television audience measurement, HTV, British Posters and then joined Associated Newspapers just prior to the closure of the London Evening News. 

He was part of the founding team which launched The Mail on Sunday in 1982 and then headed the Joint Circulation Department, handling the Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday in 1990. 

He started third party distribution of newspapers and magazines and he founded the High Speed Bagging Company – HSBC – Associated Newspaper’s polybagging company. 

He was appointed Group Circulation Director in August 2001, with responsibility for circulation for all of Associated’s titles. He has played a leading role in industry matters in recent years. 

He was Chairman of the Association of Circulation Executives (ACE) in 1991 and has been Chairman of the Newspapers Publishers Association (NPA) Circulation Executive sine May 1992.

He currently represents the NPA on JIG.