Who we are

With 26 years in the industry, I am a deep-rooted member of our subscriptions community.  Presently Chief Subscription Officer at The Business of Fashion, an SLT position where we provide agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community. I have held a number of positions across the media landscape including, until September 2025, Chair of the PPA Subscriptions and Membership Steering Group and Marketing Director at New Scientist, an SLT role with responsibility for strategic marketing and leading a team in the delivery of New Scientist’s global growth ambitions. I have enjoyed a long and established career having worked for BBC Worldwide, Hearst and Bauer along with TSL Education and The Spectator.

My career in magazine publishing began in 2007 when I joined COMAG as a Marketing Executive. I have since held a variety of customer focused roles across retail, subscription, and partnerships.

A member of ACE since March 2021 and over 26 years experience in our exciting industry.  My career started with Tower Publishing in Account Management working with clients such as EMAP and Romsey Publishing (later to become Bauer Media and The Chelsea Magazine Company respectively). 

My career in the magazine industry started 15 years’ ago at Imagine Publishing (now Future) and I have since held a variety of roles across UK and international circulation.

I have been at Seymour for the past 9 years. My current role as Head of Product & Commercial Development at Frontline Distribution Solutions involves the management of the international team and driving the strategic direction in our key territories. I also have responsibility for developing new commercial and product opportunities for the group and our clients.

I am Group Marketing Director at Big Issue a social enterprise that exists to create innovative solutions through enterprise to unlock social and economic opportunities for people in the UK.  I have over 20 years management experience in B2B and Consumer Markets, with a focus on customer first strategies, digital innovation, and subscription/recurring revenues. 

I joined Big Issue in 2020, as the organisation was navigating the impact of the pandemic, helping to accelerate its digital transformation and develop new sources of income for both vendors and the organisation. This work has been recognised with awards including Cannes Lions, The One Show and the PPA Awards.

Before joining Big Issue, I held senior marketing and innovation roles at Time Inc, BBC Worldwide and Nature Publishing Group.  At Time Inc, I was part of the team that launched a portfolio of 72 magazine apps, including the award-winning Wallpaper magazine app, and later led customer and marketing strategy for its first innovation lab, developing new products using lean start-up principles, winning AOP and British Media Awards for Product Team of the Year. I also created and launched NME #LifeHacks, extending the NME brand into areas including careers, education, fashion and technology.   I am particularly passionate about supporting young people in their careers and helping the next generation of talent to develop, grow and fulfil their potential.

I began my career in the newspaper and magazine industry in 2004, joining Lucid Retail. During my time there, I worked across a number of major retail groups, managing their Newspaper and Magazine categories, with a strong focus on developing category strategies, driving sales performance and generating revenue growth.

In 2015, I moved to the publisher side of the industry, joining Mail Newspapers, where I took responsibility for managing the Independent retail channel. A key focus of my role was developing and strengthening the Mail's position within the Home News Delivery market, working closely with independent retailers to maximise opportunities, drive growth and enhance the publisher-retailer relationship.

I subsequently joined NewsTeam Group as Commercial Director, where I bring together my experience from both the retail and publishing sides of the industry. My role focuses on driving the commercial development and growth of the business, strengthening relationships with publishers and industry partners, and identifying new opportunities across Home News Delivery and subscription distribution.

Having worked within the industry since 2004, I have developed extensive knowledge of the newspaper and magazine supply chain, with a broad understanding of the commercial, operational and strategic challenges facing retailers, publishers and distributors. This experience provides a valuable perspective in helping shape the future of the industry and identifying opportunities for sustainable growth.

My career started in the industry at COMAG 22 years ago. I held a variety of circulation roles while there working with Import and UK clients before taking a role with Marketforce in 2007.

Since being at Marketforce I have been lucky to work with a wide range of high-profile UK publishers on their circulation strategies, implementing ideas to maximise volume sales as well as helping to manage costs to ensure profitability. In 2016 a new opportunity arose, and I progressed to Head of New Business and worked for 7 years bringing Independent Publishing Clients into Marketforce. 

Currently, I lead the Future Circulation Team at Marketforce, working with over 70 market-leading brands. I am responsible for strategically developing and implementing the Future UK Newsstand trade marketing and distribution. I represent the Future UK Circulation portfolio across the Future and Marketforce businesses. 

I joined the ACE General Committee in November 2024 to represent the UK Circulation community. ACE has always provided networking and education opportunities for me since I joined the trade and I am eager to give back to our exciting and dynamic Industry. I look forward to working collaboratively with peers and colleagues across the industry on the occasions and programmes that ACE works hard to deliver.

I’ve worked in the world of magazine circulation since 2001 and in this time held senior circulation roles for both publishers and distributors.  I have spent the last ten years specialising in free distribution as Commercial Director of Global Media Hub

I have worked in the world of newspaper and magazine circulation since the start of my career in 2006. My first role was a temporary role with the Daily Mail as a member of their field sales team. This role went permanent and I ended up spending 8 years at Mail Newspapers in various positions within the circulation department. My final role was managing the subscriptions for both the Daily Mail and third party titles before I left in 2014.

I first started working in the newspaper and magazine industry in 2006 and have held a number of roles within Menzies Distribution initially supporting our retail customers and latterly our distributor and publisher customers.

Since joining The Guardian in 2015, I have been fortunate enough to work across a range of Guardian consumer products, with a focus on digital reader revenues, marketing and operations. As the Head of Print Strategy and Performance, I am currently responsible for commercial planning and performance for our global print supporter proposition.   

Graham brings extensive experience across the media industry, having previously worked in Circulation and Marketing roles at IPC magazines and The Independent, and in management roles across a variety of areas of the BBC. Since 2020 he has been Director of Newspaper Sales and Circulation at The Telegraph. 

I began my career in the News & Magazines industry in 2014, joining Smiths News. Over the years, I gained extensive experience working in various areas of wholesale, providing crucial support to numerous retail customers. In 2018, I completed the ACE Empower program, a milestone that propelled my professional growth and leadership skills.

I started working in media distribution at Marketforce 25 years ago. During my career I have worked in various disciplines in the UK market before moving to International distribution. International distribution has been a real success for British publishers and I am delighted to lead the International team at Marketforce delivering newsstand innovation worldwide. The UK industry still provides the gold standard for newsstand distribution success, which I enjoy advancing. I also managed Marketing Services at Marketforce, providing meaningful insight to publishers and retailers to support our category. I represent our industry globally as a member of the Distrpress Advisory Board and before becoming a Trustee of Ace I served on the GC for several years - heading up the NMA working group.

Jon joined the Newspaper and Magazines Industry in 1994, initially as a graduate on the W H Smith Graduate Scheme.  30 Years’ later, and for the past 5 years, Jon is the CEO of Smiths News plc.  Over Jon’s 30-year career, he has been in a variety of roles including: Trade Marketing Director, Commercial Director, Chief Commercial Officer, Managing Director and presently CEO.  Perhaps not surprisingly, Jon has been attending ACE events for over 25 years and has supported as a member of the Governing Committee between 2006 – [date], before stepping up to be a Trustee from [date] to the present day.

Currently, as Chief Customer Officer, I lead Hearst UK's Customer division, joining in 2024. Over 25 years, I have worked across numerous magazine and news brands, starting in promotions at Bauer Media, moving to Radio Times as Publisher, The Times' as Customer Retention Director, The Sun as Marketing - and then - Managing Director, and running my own media consultancy before I took up my role at Hearst

I have worked in the magazine industry for over 30 years, covering a variety of roles within Frontline (including Logistics, Wholesale and Newstrade Marketing). I currently head up the Newstrade Marketing Team on the Bauer Media portfolio, working on such great brands as TV Choice, Take a Break, Heat, Grazia, Empire and MCN. My passion for the industry is as strong now as it was when I started back in 1988.

I started in publishing as a graduate trainee at what was then IPC Magazines. My career has since taken me from the UK to Hong Kong and Singapore and back again, working for market-leading organisations including The Economist, EMAP and The Spectator, as well as for Jellyfish where I lead magazine.co.uk, the print magazine subscription website, as well as Pocketmags, creating and selling apps and digital subscriptions.