6th Jun 2006 07:03
Future PLC06 June 2006 6 June 2006 Future plc Future appoints new Chief Executive Future, the international special-interest media group, announces today theappointment of Ms Stevie Spring as a director of the Company and its ChiefExecutive with effect from 3 July 2005. She will replace Greg Ingham who hastoday announced his decision to step down as Chief Executive. Stevie Spring, 48, is a senior media executive with broad experience of managingand growing creative businesses. Most recently she was Chief Executive of ClearChannel, the UK's largest outdoor media company, which she led for six yearsthrough a period of substantial change and progress. Prior to this she spentsixteen years in national and international advertising company management atagencies including Young & Rubicam and Grey. She started her career in marketingand television. Roger Parry, Chairman of Future, said, "We are delighted that Stevie has agreed to join Future and to have attractedsomeone with her skills and experience to lead the business into its next stageof development. She has a long and successful track record of managing anddeveloping creative businesses, both at media owners and advertising agencies.This experience, together with her energy, vision and extensive contacts amongstadvertisers and agencies, will complement the very strong publishing teams wehave at Future. I and the Board greatly look forward to working with her." Commenting on her appointment, Stevie Spring said, "I am very excited at the opportunity to join Future's Board. Despite its recenttrading difficulties, Future has strong market positions in a number of consumersectors and some excellent media properties, both in print and online. I lookforward to working with the team to build on these platforms and to help thebusiness fulfill its undoubted potential." Ms Spring, a law graduate, is a Fellow of both the Marketing Society and theInstitute of Practitioners in Advertising. She chairs the Federation ofGroundwork Trusts, the UK's largest organisation delivering sustainablecommunity regeneration projects, and is on the boards of Arts and Business, theNational Advertising Benevolent Society and the Women's Advertising Club. There are no further details to be disclosed under paragraph 9.6.13(1) to (6) ofthe Listing Rules. Future has today also announced its Interim Results for the six months ended31st March 2006. Enquiries: Future plc Tel: 020 7042 4000Roger Parry, ChairmanJohn Bowman, Finance Director Hogarth Partnership Tel: 020 7357 9477James Longfield/Georgina Briscoe Notes to Editors: Biography attached Stevie Spring Chief Executive Designate Future plc Stevie graduated in law and spent four years in client marketing and two yearslaunching breakfast television before starting a 16-year career in advertisingagency management. During that time she worked nationally and internationally atvarious agencies including Grey and Young & Rubicam - where she was ManagingDirector. In February 2000, she was appointed UK Chief Executive of Clear Channel, theworld's largest out of home media company. The UK business, which includes ClearChannel Billboards, Adshel Street Furniture, BT Connect and Taxi Media among itsportfolio, is the UK's largest and leading outdoor company. It has a turnoverapproaching £250m, employs 800 staff, and operates nearly 100,000 advertisingpanels through a national network of 20 offices and depots. Stevie also chairs the DCLG sponsored Groundwork Federation, which incorporates50 trusts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and, with a turnover of £120mpa, is the UK's largest organisation delivering community regeneration projects. She is (uniquely) a Fellow of both the Institute of Practitioners in Advertisingand of the Marketing Society and sits on the boards of NABS, WACL and Arts andBusiness. Stevie is a frequent conference speaker, lecturer and commentator on both mediaand transport issues. She was voted one of the 75 Women of Achievement in Media and Marketing in thepast 75 years and named one of Campaign Magazine's Top 10 nicest People inMedia. Professional Experience 2000 - 2006: Clear Channel UK - Chief Executive1994 - 2000: Young & Rubicam Advertising - Managing Director1992 - 1994: WMGO Group - Managing Director1988 - 1992: GGT plc - Deputy Managing Director1984 - 1988: Grey International - New Business Director1982 - 1984: TV-am - Business Development Director1978 - 1982: Alpine Holdings - Marketing Manager 2000 - present: Chairman, Federation of Groundwork Trusts This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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