Mission Statement
A Community Media Company
Our aim is to serve local communities by meeting their needs for local news, information and advertising services through a range of media including print and digital channels which together achieve unparalleled levels of market reach.
Directors
Non-Executive
Ian Russell, CBE
Chairman (57)
Joined the Board in 2007. Chairman of the Audit Committee until 11 March 2009. Chairman elect and Chairman of the Nomination Committee from 12 March 2009. Chairman of Advanced Power AG and of Remploy Ltd, Non-Executive Director of the Mercantile Trust plc and British Assets plc, adviser to Bergemann Power Group and Chairman of the campaign board for the University of Edinburgh.
irussell@johnstonpress.co.uk
Chairman (57)
Joined the Board in 2007. Chairman of the Audit Committee until 11 March 2009. Chairman elect and Chairman of the Nomination Committee from 12 March 2009. Chairman of Advanced Power AG and of Remploy Ltd, Non-Executive Director of the Mercantile Trust plc and British Assets plc, adviser to Bergemann Power Group and Chairman of the campaign board for the University of Edinburgh.
irussell@johnstonpress.co.uk
Mark Pain, FCA
Chairman of the Audit Committee (49)
Joined the board in 2009. Since 2007 Mark has been a Non Executive Director and Audit Committee member of Punch Taverns plc, one of the UK's leading pub groups, and from 2006 Mark has been Group Finance Director of Barratt Developments Plc ('Barratt'), the UK's largest housebuilder.
mpain@johnstonpress.co.uk
Chairman of the Audit Committee (49)
Joined the board in 2009. Since 2007 Mark has been a Non Executive Director and Audit Committee member of Punch Taverns plc, one of the UK's leading pub groups, and from 2006 Mark has been Group Finance Director of Barratt Developments Plc ('Barratt'), the UK's largest housebuilder.
mpain@johnstonpress.co.uk
Ralph Marshall
Non-Executive (58)
Joined the Board in 2008. Executive Director of Usaha Tegas Sdn. Bhd. Serves on the Boards of several companies listed on the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad including Astro All Asia Networks plc as Executive Deputy Chairman.
rmarshall@johnstonpress.co.uk
Non-Executive (58)
Joined the Board in 2008. Executive Director of Usaha Tegas Sdn. Bhd. Serves on the Boards of several companies listed on the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad including Astro All Asia Networks plc as Executive Deputy Chairman.
rmarshall@johnstonpress.co.uk
Camilla Rhodes
Non-Executive (52)
Camilla is a very experienced media executive who has held a number of senior positions during a 28 year career at News International ('News'), the UK's largest newspaper publishing company and a subsidiary of News Corporation Inc.
crhodes@johnstonpress.co.uk
Non-Executive (52)
Camilla is a very experienced media executive who has held a number of senior positions during a 28 year career at News International ('News'), the UK's largest newspaper publishing company and a subsidiary of News Corporation Inc.
crhodes@johnstonpress.co.uk
Geoff Iddison
Non-Executive (53)
Joined the Board on 1 January 2010. Global head of e-commerce and m-commerce for Mastercard. Previously Chief Executive of Jagex Limited.
giddison@johnstonpress.co.uk
Non-Executive (53)
Joined the Board on 1 January 2010. Global head of e-commerce and m-commerce for Mastercard. Previously Chief Executive of Jagex Limited.
giddison@johnstonpress.co.uk
Kjell Aamot
Non-Executive (59)
Joined the Board in August 2010. Formerly Chief Executive Officer of Schibsted ASA, the Norwegian publisher, from 1989 to 2009. Currently a Non-Executive Member of the Board of 20Minutes (a publisher of free papers in France) in which Schibsted has a 50% interest, a Non-Executive Member of the Board of PubliGroupe, a Swiss based listed marketing and sales organisation, and an advisor to FSN Capital, an Oslo based private equity firm.
kaamot@johnstonpress.co.uk
Non-Executive (59)
Joined the Board in August 2010. Formerly Chief Executive Officer of Schibsted ASA, the Norwegian publisher, from 1989 to 2009. Currently a Non-Executive Member of the Board of 20Minutes (a publisher of free papers in France) in which Schibsted has a 50% interest, a Non-Executive Member of the Board of PubliGroupe, a Swiss based listed marketing and sales organisation, and an advisor to FSN Capital, an Oslo based private equity firm.
kaamot@johnstonpress.co.uk
Executive
John Fry
Chief Executive Officer (53)
John Fry was the former Chief Executive of the Norwich based regional media group, Archant. Prior to moving into the regional media sector in 2002, he was for nine years President of the information company Dun & Bradstreet for UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa, after four years as a consultant with Bain & Company. He started his career with Procter & Gamble. John is a graduate of Jesus College, Cambridge (MA Physics and Mathematics). He also holds an MBA from INSEAD where he won the Ford Prize for the top student in his year.
john.fry@johnstonpress.co.uk
Chief Executive Officer (53)
John Fry was the former Chief Executive of the Norwich based regional media group, Archant. Prior to moving into the regional media sector in 2002, he was for nine years President of the information company Dun & Bradstreet for UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa, after four years as a consultant with Bain & Company. He started his career with Procter & Gamble. John is a graduate of Jesus College, Cambridge (MA Physics and Mathematics). He also holds an MBA from INSEAD where he won the Ford Prize for the top student in his year.
john.fry@johnstonpress.co.uk
Stuart Paterson, MA, CA
Chief Financial Officer (52)
Joined the Board in 2001. Chartered Accountant. Former Finance Director of Aggreko plc. Non-Executive Director of Devro plc and Mirago plc.
spaterson@johnstonpress.co.uk
Chief Financial Officer (52)
Joined the Board in 2001. Chartered Accountant. Former Finance Director of Aggreko plc. Non-Executive Director of Devro plc and Mirago plc.
spaterson@johnstonpress.co.uk
Danny Cammiade
Chief Operating Officer (50)
Joined the Board in 2005. Joined the Group in 1992 through its acquisition of TR Beckett Ltd. Appointed Managing Director of West Sussex County Times Ltd in 1994 and held various Divisional Managing Director roles until appointed Director of Operations in 2001. Chairman of the Newspaper Society
Marketing Committee.
dcammiade@johnstonpress.co.uk
Chief Operating Officer (50)
Joined the Board in 2005. Joined the Group in 1992 through its acquisition of TR Beckett Ltd. Appointed Managing Director of West Sussex County Times Ltd in 1994 and held various Divisional Managing Director roles until appointed Director of Operations in 2001. Chairman of the Newspaper Society
Marketing Committee.
dcammiade@johnstonpress.co.uk
Peter McCall
Company Secretary (39)
Joined Johnston Press as Company Secretary and Legal Counsel in November 2009. Company Secretary of Kenmore Property Group Ltd until October 2009 and previously Deputy Company Secretary of British Energy Group plc.
pmccall@johnstonpress.co.uk
Company Secretary (39)
Joined Johnston Press as Company Secretary and Legal Counsel in November 2009. Company Secretary of Kenmore Property Group Ltd until October 2009 and previously Deputy Company Secretary of British Energy Group plc.
pmccall@johnstonpress.co.uk