MEET OUR LEADERS

Kevin Li Ying
Chief Executive Officer

Kevin was appointed CEO in March 2025 after previously serving as Executive Vice President of the B2C division and prior to this, Chief Technology Officer since April 2016. He was previously Chief Technical Architect, leading systems and software engineering as well as all infrastructure operations across the group.

During that time, Kevin’s key achievements included the delivery of the Hawk technology – Future’s proprietary eCommerce platform and the backbone of the group’s revenue stream. Before this, he was Web Development Director at Future UK.

Kevin is originally from Mauritius, holds a BSc with honours, speaks three languages and is an ex-badminton champion.

Sharjeel Suleman
Chief Financial Officer

Prior to Future, Sharjeel was the CFO of ITV Studios. Before this, he held a variety of senior finance roles at ITV plc, including Director of Group Finance and Director of Investor Relations. Sharjeel started his career at KPMG, where he qualified as a chartered accountant. Sharjeel brings fantastic experience from his roles at ITV, in particular driving growth across international markets. Sharjeel also sits on the Board of Commonwealth Games England.

Eric Harris
Chief Operating Officer

POSITION: Chief Operating Officer NATIONALITY: American APPOINTED: May 2023 Eric has over 20 years of experience in media and business operations and joined Future on 1st May 2023.  Prior to joining Future, Eric was Chief Operating Officer at Altice’s News and Advertising division and the President & COO of Cheddar News.  Eric also spent seven years at BuzzFeed and left as the Chief Business Operations Officer running all business operations. Eric is based in the US in our New York Office.

Jason MacLellan
Chief Technology Officer

Jason was appointed CTO at Future in February 2024, after previously joining as Senior Vice President, Operations & IT in May 2019. Before Future, Jason spent three years as Chief Information Officer at an innovative NHS trust, where he led all aspects of information technology and programme delivery. 

Before this, Jason was the Global Head of IT Delivery at Fitness First for five years, where he was responsible for software development and business intelligence. At the start of his career, Jason spent 11 years as an IT consultant at PA Consulting, delivering digital solutions for clients as a technical lead and solutions architect. 

Hillary Kerr
Senior Vice President of Women and Luxury

Hillary Kerr is the SVP of the Women’s + Luxury group at Future, where she leads Who What Wear, Marie Claire, Wallpaper* and Country Life. Kerr holds a B.A. in British Literature from the University of Southern California and a M.A. in Magazine Journalism from New York University. She joined Future in May 2022, from Clique Brands, where she was the co-founder and Chief Content Officer. Kerr is considered a visionary entrepreneur for creating the data-driven and curated fashion site Who What Wear in 2006, followed by five additional content properties and two trend-forward lines of clothing and accessories: Who What Wear for Target and the DTC brand Who What Wear Collection. Instrumental in scaling the business, taking the lead with brand partners, and growing the media brands’ digital content communities, Kerr also played a crucial role in the company’s fundraising efforts, as well as the acquisition by Future PLC in 2022.

Kevin Addley
SVP Consumer

Kevin has held a number of marketing and business roles for leading digital organisations. He joined Future in March 2023, from Audible where he was the UK Country Manager. Prior to his role at Audible, he was VP of Marketing and International Operations, responsible for all aspects of revenue growth for the UK business as well as supporting their expansion across the globe. He joined Audible from parent company Amazon, where he was responsible for its primary traffic-driving channels.

Amanda Darman-Allen
Senior Vice President of the B2B Division

With over 15 years of experience, Amanda boasts a proven track record in shaping strategy, developing teams, and fostering growth within diverse media, technology, and communications organizations, both in-house and on the agency side. As the former Managing Director at SmartBrief, Future's leading B2B digital media brand, she spearheaded initiatives spanning content, sales, product, marketing, and partnerships, delivering tangible results in revenue and audience expansion while orchestrating a comprehensive rebranding effort. Prior to her role at Future, Amanda held executive leadership positions at Blue State, a WPP-owned digital strategy, and creative agency, where she directed business development, account strategy, creative processes, and delivery functions. She holds a degree in Communications and PR from the University of Maryland.

Lee Griffin
Senior Vice President Go.Compare

Lee joined Future in February 2021 following the acquisition of GoCo Group plc. As one of the founders of Gocompare.com he has vast experience of business development, partner relationships and product innovation. Prior to starting Gocompare.com Lee was with Admiral where he held various business critical roles, culminating in being part of the team that launched Confused.com.

Neville Daniels
Managing Director, Australia

Neville qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG where he worked in UK and New Zealand offices before joining Future plc in May 2001 as Financial Controller. In 2008 Neville worked on the launch of Future’s Australian business, and was made Managing Director in 2010. Since then he has overseen organic growth and acquisitions in print and digital channels for Future’s business in the APAC region.

Simon Collis
Senior Vice President of Content Strategy & Audience Development

Simon has over 20 years' experience in many specialist media verticals, editing magazines from 2002 and switching to a digital focus from 2014. He was named BSME Digital Editor of the Year while at Time Inc (UK) prior to joining Future as part of the acquisition of TI Media. His focus is on growing Future's websites through authentic, customer-focused content.

Rob George
Senior Vice President of eCommerce & Transformation

Rob joined Future in 2023 as SVP of eCommerce and was named SVP of eCommerce and Transformation in early 2024. Rob has spent his career working with leading retail brands, including Sainsbury’s and Argos across a range of strategy, change, marketing, digital and commercial roles and before this, started his career in strategy consulting at PwC. Rob has a wealth of experience working in retail and brings with him a strong track record of attracting customers, guiding their digital buying decisions and profitably converting them.

Richard Huntingford
Chair

POSITION: Independent Non-Executive Chairman

COMMITTEES: Nomination (Chair)

NATIONALITY: British

APPOINTED: December 2017 and as Chair in February 2018

Key skills and experience:

• Provides strong leadership of the Board in fulfilling its role of overseeing the development and delivery of Company strategy

• Ensures healthy debate and appropriate support for, and challenge of, executive management in their delivery of strategy by Non-Executive Directors

• Provides leadership in stakeholder relations

External appointments:

Non-Executive Director and Chair of Unite Group plc. Richard had a 20-year career at Chrysalis plc and was CEO from 2000 to 2007, following which he was Chair of Virgin Radio until its sale in 2008. More recently, he has been Non-Executive Chair of Wireless Group plc (formerly UTV Media plc) from 2012 to 2016 and Non-Executive Director of The Bankers Investment Trust plc from 2018 to 2021.

Education:

Richard is a chartered accountant (FCA), having qualified with KPMG.

Kevin Li Ying
Chief Executive Officer

Kevin was appointed CEO in March 2025 after previously serving as Executive Vice President of the B2C division and prior to this, Chief Technology Officer since April 2016. He was previously Chief Technical Architect, leading systems and software engineering as well as all infrastructure operations across the group.

During that time, Kevin’s key achievements included the delivery of the Hawk technology – Future’s proprietary eCommerce platform and the backbone of the group’s revenue stream. Before this, he was Web Development Director at Future UK.

Kevin is originally from Mauritius, holds a BSc with honours, speaks three languages and is an ex-badminton champion.

Sharjeel Suleman
Chief Financial Officer

Prior to Future, Sharjeel was the CFO of ITV Studios. Before this, he held a variety of senior finance roles at ITV plc, including Director of Group Finance and Director of Investor Relations. Sharjeel started his career at KPMG, where he qualified as a chartered accountant. Sharjeel brings fantastic experience from his roles at ITV, in particular driving growth across international markets. Sharjeel also sits on the Board of Commonwealth Games England.

Alan Newman
Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee

POSITION: Independent Non-Executive

COMMITTEES: Nomination, Remuneration, Audit and Risk (Chair)

NATIONALITY: British

APPOINTED: February 2018

Key skills and experience:

• Corporate finance, accounting and audit, executive leadership, investor relations, media, telecommunications and technology, public company leadership and governance, strategy and M&A.

External appointments:

Alan is Chief Financial and Chief Operating Officer of Ebiquity plc. He was Chief Financial Officer of YouGov plc from 2008 to 2017 and before that was a Partner at Ernst & Young Business Advisory Services and at KPMG Consulting, where he worked mainly with clients in the media, telecommunications and technology sectors. He previously held corporate management roles at Pearson plc and MAI plc (now United Business Media).

Education:

Alan is a chartered accountant and has an MA in Modern Languages (French and Spanish) from Cambridge University.

Meredith Amdur
Independent Non-Executive Director

POSITION: Independent Non-Executive

COMMITTEES: Nomination, Audit and Risk, Responsibility

NATIONALITY: American

APPOINTED: February 2020

Key skills and experience:

• Editorial and publishing content

• Digital

• Technology platforms

• Advertising and brands

• B2B media and information/services

External appointments:

Meredith is currently Chief Executive Officer of Rhetorik, a leading data supplier to technology vendors. She was previously President and CEO of Wanted Technologies, a Canadian listed recruitment data analytics provider, and has held executive roles with Microsoft, Deloitte and DirecTV.

Education:

Meredith holds a BA from the University of North Carolina in International Studies, an MSc from the London School of Economics in Politics and an MBA in Business Administration and Management from Cornell University.

Mark Brooker
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee

POSITION: Independent Non-Executive

COMMITTEES: Nomination, Remuneration (Chair)

NATIONALITY: British

APPOINTED: October 2020

Key skills and experience:

• Board roles in public companies

• UK and International consumer and B2B businesses

• Digital platforms

External appointments:

Currently Non-Executive Director at PaySafe Ltd and Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd. Mark was previously Chief Operating Officer of Trainline (formerly thetrainline.com) where he had responsibility for the UK and International consumer and B2B businesses, including the Marketing and Product functions. Mark joined Trainline from Betfair where he also held the role of COO. Prior to this, Mark spent 17 years in investment banking advising UK companies on equity capital raising and M&A, latterly as a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley.

Education:

Mark holds a Master’s degree in Engineering, Economics and Management from Oxford University.

Angela Seymour-Jackson
Independent Non-Executive Director

POSITION: Independent Non-Executive

COMMITTEES: Nomination, Remuneration, Audit and Risk, Responsibility

NATIONALITY: British

APPOINTED: February 2021

Key skills and experience:

• Strong strategic understanding

• Angela has extensive experience gained from a multitude of industries and sectors, including the insurance market.

• Through her other current directorships, Angela has relevant experience with audit and remuneration committees.

External appointments:

Angela is Chair of PageGroup plc and a Non-Executive Director of Janus Henderson Group plc and Trustpilot Group plc. From December 2012 until September 2016, Angela was Managing Director of Workplace Savings at Aegon UK. She was also a member of Aegon UK’s Independent Governance Committee. Prior to joining Aegon UK, Angela held a variety of senior sales and marketing roles at Norwich Union Insurance, where she ran the direct personal lines business, General Accident, CGNU and Aviva. Angela was the Senior Adviser to Lloyds Bank (Insurance) from November 2016 to November 2017. Angela was previously a Non-Executive Director of esure Group plc, Rentokil Initial plc and GoCompare.com Group plc. Angela was Chief Executive Officer of RAC Motoring Services from 2010 to 2012 and led the sale of that business to The Carlyle Group.

Education:

Angela is a qualified marketing professional and a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. She holds an MSc in Marketing

Rob Hattrell
Independent Non-Executive Director

POSITION: Independent Non-Executive

COMMITTEES: Nomination, Remuneration

NATIONALITY: British

APPOINTED: October 2018

Key skills and experience:

• Digital platforms, eCommerce and online sales, retail and customer behaviour, technology, business development, executive leadership.

External appointments:

Partner, Head of Digital at TDR Capital since September 2022. Prior to TDR, he was Senior Vice President for eBay Europe in charge of the European business strategy and operations. Previously at Tesco, Rob was most recently responsible for the supermarket’s General Merchandise business across the UK and Central Europe. He has also held the position of Partner in the global retail practice at Accenture.

Education:

Rob graduated from Oxford University with a degree in Geography.

Dan Dawkins
Content Director, Games

Topics Dan covers: Video games, video business, games consoles market, gaming industry, entertainment, streaming, gaming events and awards.   Bio: Dan is the Content Director of Future’s Games brands, including GamesRadar+, Future Games Show, Golden Joystick Awards, and magazine brands including Edge. He has worked in video-games and entertainment for almost 20 years, launching the UK’s-first gaming podcast, pioneering the ‘Let’s Play’ format popularised by Twitch, and launching a new breed of investigative YouTube programming, with the show GTAVoclock – which reached 120 million viewers across 2012 and 2013. Dan launched the Future Games Show in June 2020, a digital gaming showcase that now reaches 30-50 million viewers per show. Dan is an experienced public speaker, giving keynote speeches at the Golden Joystick Awards and hosting Future conferences, and a gaming media commentator who has appeared on BBC Radio 5, Sky News and The Guardian.

Darren Scott
Editor, SFX

Topics Darren covers: Sci-fi, fantasy, horror, comics, film, television, cult/genre, ‘geek culture’, LGBTQ+, pop music, pugs, magazine craft.   Bio: Darren became the Editor of SFX in 2019, the world’s number one sci-fi, fantasy and horror magazine. Despite being perpetually 39, he’s been a journalist and editor for longer than he cares to remember, editing a long-running gay magazine, contributing to books, newspapers, websites, bookazines and various other publications. Darren has previously created two titles about drag queens, and has appeared on television, radio and podcasts.

Mack Rawden
Editor-in-Chief, CinemaBlend

Topics Mack covers: Movies, TV, streaming, entertainment journalism, box office, theme parks, wrestling.   Bio: Mack started as a freelance writer at CinemaBlend in 2007 and held a variety of jobs at the website until being named Editor-in-Chief in 2013. In the time since, he’s worked alongside key staff members to increase the site’s volume and reach, as well as sharply increase the number of interviews and on-the-ground experiences it covers. It is now one of the largest news and reviews websites in the entertainment space.

Sam Loveridge
Global Editor-in-Chief, GamesRadar+

Topics Sam covers: Video games, gaming technology and hardware, technology, entertainment, gaming industry, game consoles.   Bio: Sam has worked in the gaming industry for over a decade and is the Global Editor-in-Chief at GamesRadar+ one of the world's largest entertainment websites, covering games, TV shows, movies, and comics. The site also incorporates the magazines Total Film, Edge, SFX, Play and Retro Gamer. During her career, Sam has worked at Digital Spy, TrustedReviews, and Fandom covering entertainment and technology alongside games. She's written for The Guardian, Empire, Wareable, and The Sun, and has made regular appearances as a games expert on Sky News and the BBC. She has also been a judge for numerous industry awards including the BAFTA Games Awards and The Game Awards, even being nominated for several herself over the years.

Scott Tailford
Head of Gaming, WhatCulture

Topics Scott covers: Video game coverage in all forms, from freelance writing to YouTube channel management, sponsorships and everything in between, article and script creation, audio and video recording, podcasts, editorials, lists, timely news coverage, managing writers, identifying topics, event reporting, presenting to a live audience.   Bio: Scott joined WhatCulture in 2014 after years of freelance work, university publications and success with his own website and YouTube channel. Following coverage of film, TV, music, wrestling and especially video games, Scott helped oversee the expansion of WhatCulture into various popular YouTube channels and podcasts, including the now 1.7 million subscriber-strong, WhatCulture Gaming, alongside the network of WhatCulture Gaming Podcasts, a regular fixture in Apple Podcasts’ UK top 10. Scott has spoken on BBC radio, attended events such as Gamescom and EGX, and regularly spearheads breaking news and opinionated editorial videos viewed by an audience of millions.

Tim Clark
Brand Director, PC Gamer

Topics Tim covers: PC and console games, live service games, video game culture, games journalism.   Bio: Tim is a 20-year veteran of video games journalism, having begun his career in television before moving on to edit a multiplatform games site. He joined Future in 2002, spending the first half of his time on Official PlayStation Magazine, eventually becoming Group Director of all Future's gaming properties in 2009. Tim moved to America in 2014 to become Brand Director of PC Gamer, the most popular single format gaming site in the world. He leads a team of 25 editors located in America, Canada, the UK and Australia, covering every aspect of PC gaming around the clock.

Andréa Childs
Editor, Country Homes & Interiors

Topics Andréa covers: Design, colour and pattern, decorating, furniture, kitchens, bathroom, design trends, homeware, country lifestyle.   Bio: Andréa is an experienced homes and lifestyle journalist, with more than 25 years’ experience contributing to national newspapers and magazines, including The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, The Guardian, Marie Claire, Stylist, Livingetc, Stylist and Grazia. She was Assistant Editor of Red and has been the Editor of Country Homes & Interiors since August 2018.

Andrea Thompson
Editor-in-Chief, Marie Claire UK

Topics Andrea covers: Women’s empowerment, sustainability, diversity in the workplace.   Bio: Andrea is an experienced journalist, speaker and moderator and has overseen the journey of Marie Claire UK from a print magazine to digital-first brand since October 2019. Prior to Marie Claire she worked in investigative journalism and entertainment across a range of titles such as The Sunday Times, The Guardian, The Daily Mail, Glamour, Grazia and Channel 4. Andrea was named by WeAreTheCity in 2021 as one of the UK's top 100 trailblazers for her work raising awareness about the impact of Covid on gender equality. She sits on the committee of the British Society of Magazine Editors where she looks after diversity and education.

Heather Young
Editor, Ideal Home

Topics Heather covers: Home design and style, colour and pattern, decorating and DIY, kitchens, bathrooms, homeware, home decor trends.   Bio: Heather has been Ideal Home’s Editor since 2020. She has been an interiors journalist and editor for over 20 years, working for many of the UK’s leading interiors magazines. Heather first joined the Ideal Home team back in 2006, when she oversaw the magazine’s real homes and makeovers features. After going freelance, she continued to write for Ideal Home as well as other leading homes titles. Heather was also an early adopter when it came to blogging and social media, and launched an award-winning interiors blog in 2011.

Lucy Searle
Content Director for Ideal Home and Homes & Gardens

Topics Lucy covers: Design, decor, colour, decorating, furniture, kitchens, bathroom, design trends, homeware, homeware shopping.   Bio: Lucy is the Content Director for Future's leading homes brands, and has written about interiors, property and gardens since 1990, working her way around the interiors departments of women's magazines before switching to interiors-only titles in the mid-90s. Lucy was the Associate Editor on Ideal Home, and Launch Editor of 4Homes magazine for Channel 4, before moving into digital in 2007, launching Channel 4's flagship website, Channel4.com/4homes. In 2018, Lucy joined Future as Global Editor-in-Chief for Real Homes taking the site from a small magazine add-on to a global success. She was asked to repeat that success at Homes & Gardens, where she has also taken on the editorship of the magazine. Lucy is a serial renovator and also owns rental properties, so brings first-hand knowledge to the subjects she oversees.

Mark Hedges
Editor-in-Chief, Country Life

Topics Mark covers: Country lifestyle, fishing, shooting, leisure, dogs, weekly magazine publishing, the country house, British countryside, royalty.   Bio: Mark became the Editor-in-Chief of Country Life in 2006, after editing Horse & Hound and Shooting Times, and has been the Editor-in-Chief of over 50 specialist titles. In 2022 he oversaw the most successful year that Country Life has had to date, including the guest-edited edition by the Queen Consort.

Pip Rich
Global Editor-in-Chief, Livingetc

Topics Pip covers: Design, decor, colour, decorating, furniture, architecture, design trends, homeware, homeware shopping.   Bio: Global Editor-in-Chief of Livingetc, Pip (formerly Pip McCormac) is a lifestyle journalist of 20 years' experience working for some of the UK's biggest titles. As well as holding staff positions at The Sunday Times Style, Red and Grazia, he has written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Times and ES Magazine. Pip is also the the host of Livingetc's podcast Home Truths, and has published three books - his most recent, A New Leaf, was released in December 2021 and showcases the homes of architects who have filled their spaces with houseplants. He has recently moved out of London to start a new renovation project in Somerset.

Sarah Spiteri
Global Brand Director for Homes & Gardens, Livingetc, Ideal Home

Topics Sarah covers: High-end interior design and furniture, style trends, decorating.   Bio: Sarah is an award-winning journalist and editor, responsible for Future’s market-leading homes brands Homes & Gardens and Livingetc. With more than 15 years of experience across print, digital, social and events, she is a leading figure in the industry and often speaks at design shows. Sarah is passionate about brand building and has a strong track record in creative development.

Alexander McNamara
Editor-in-Chief, Live Science

Topics Alexander covers: General science, digital news publishing, news, SEO.   Bio: Alexander is the Editor-in-Chief at Live Science and has more than 15 years’ experience in publishing digital. More than half of this time has been dedicated to bringing the wonders of science and technology to a wider audience with Editor roles at New Scientist and BBC Science Focus, developing new podcasts, newsletters and ground-breaking features along the way. Prior to this, Alexander covered a diverse spectrum of content, ranging from women’s lifestyle, travel, sport and politics, at Hearst and Microsoft.

Tariq Malik
Editor-in-Chief, Space.com

Topics Tariq covers: Space exploration, space weather, solar flares, skywatching, stargazing, rocket launches, private spaceflight, space tourism, astronomy and planet discoveries, the James Webb Space Telescope.   Bio: Tariq is the Editor-in-Chief of Space.com and is an expert in human spaceflight and space science, as well as skywatching and sci-fi entertainment. He has covered NASA, space exploration and human spaceflight for more than 20 years, flown in weightlessness on a Vomit Comet plane with NASA and Zero Gravity Corporation and is the co-host of the This Week In Space podcast on the TWiT Network. Tariq appears regularly on radio and TV to discuss the latest space missions, astronomical discoveries and more, with notable appearances on CNN, Fox News, KCBS Radio, and NPR.

Eleanor Goodman
Editor, Metal Hammer

Topics Eleanor covers: Metal, emerging music scenes, alternative culture, magazine craft.   Bio: Eleanor was promoted to Editor of Metal Hammer in 2022 after more than seven years on the magazine, previously serving as Deputy Editor and Features Editor. Before that, she spent three years as Production Editor at rock title Kerrang!, and four years as Deputy Editor and Production Editor at alternative culture bible Bizarre. She’s written for Classic Rock, Prog, Rock Sound and Visit London, and was a presenter on the Metal Hammer Podcast.

Jerry Ewing
Editor, Prog

Topics Jerry covers: Progressive rock, classic rock, heavy metal, popular culture, magazine craft.   Bio: Jerry is the Editor at Prog, which he founded for Future Publishing in 2009. Prior to that he devised and founded Classic Rock at Dennis Publishing in 1998, having worked on Metal Hammer since 1992. Jerry began his writing career in London with Metal Forces in 1989, and has since written for Maxim, Stuff, Vox, Bizarre and more. He has also hosted various radio shows over the past 20 years and has commentated on music for the BBC, Sky and Channel Five among others, and is the author of a variety of titles covering sport and music, including books on AC/DC, Metallica and progressive rock.

Scott Rowley
Content Director, Music

Topics Scott covers: Music, popular culture, rock music, punk, new wave, 80s-90s indie, rock-n-roll, music journalism, magazines.   Bio: Scott is the Content Director of Music, responsible for the editorial strategy of online and print brands such as Louder, Classic Rock, MusicRadar, Guitar World, Guitar Player, Metal Hammer, Guitarist, Prog and Total Guitar. He was the Editor-in-Chief of Classic Rock for 10 years and the Editor of Total Guitar for four years, and has contributed to The Big Issue, Esquire and more. Scott wrote chapters for two of legendary sleeve designer Storm Thorgerson's books, regularly appears on Classic Rock’s podcast, The 20 Million Club, and was the writer/researcher on 2017’s Mick Ronson documentary Beside Bowie. Over the years Scott has interviewed leading artists including Jimmy Page, Brian May, Mark Knopfler and Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood.

Andrea Barbalich
Editor-in-Chief, The Week Junior

Topics Andrea covers: News, children, literacy, parenting, brand strategy and management, editing and design.   Bio: Andrea is the Editor-in-Chief of The Week Junior in the US, where she oversaw the launch of the brand in 2020. Prior to this role, she held senior-level editorial positions at Scholastic, Meredith, Reader's Digest, Rodale, and other major print and digital publishers. She has received numerous awards throughout her career, including the National Magazine Award for General Excellence, and is also the author of hundreds of articles and essays, and the editor of several books. She has appeared extensively in the media, including Today, NBC News, CBS This Morning, and CNN, and been quoted widely in articles about children, parenting, and families.

Anna Bassi
Editorial Director, The Week Junior

Topics Anna covers: Helping children and families navigate the news, understanding Generation Alpha, child wellbeing, reading for pleasure, creating content for children, critical thinking, media literacy and nurturing curiosity, accessible design, solutions journalism.   Bio: Anna is an award-winning Editor with over 25 years' experience in creating content for children. She launched The Week Junior in the UK in 2015. Its multiple industry honours and trend-busting circulation growth led to a US version being taken to market in 2020 – the first newsweekly to launch there in over 20 years. Along with the UK magazine, Anna oversees a number of successful brand extensions including monthly magazine Science+Nature, podcasts, events and newsletters. She previously held senior editorial roles at major UK children’s magazine publishers and promoted children’s literacy with the World Book Day campaign. Anna has spoken on national and regional TV and radio including BBC News, Sky News and Radio 4’s Media Show and Today programmes. She has been quoted in national newspapers and contributed to and hosted panels at events including AdWeek Europe and New York, the Children’s Media Conference and Oxford and Cheltenham Literature Festivals.

Holden Frith
Digital Director, The Week

Topics Holden covers: Digital journalism, political polarisation (and how to counter it), covering news on podcasts, social media, and email.   Bio: As The Week’s Digital Director, Holden is responsible for digital strategy, product development and editorial direction. He also makes regular appearances on The Week Unwrapped podcast, speaking about subjects as diverse as vaccine development and bionic bomb-sniffing locusts. He joined The Week in 2013 and spent five years editing the magazine’s website before moving into his current role. Before that, he was Deputy Digital Editor at The Sunday Times, where he was part of the team that launched the newspaper’s digital subscription service, with responsibility for the day-to-day production of its app and website. Holden has also been TheTimes.co.uk’s Technology Editor and the Launch Editor of Wired magazine’s UK website.

Helen Fretter
Editor, Yachting World

Topics Helen covers: Yacht sailing, particularly major sailing/ocean racing events, bluewater/liveaboard/adventure cruising, sailing news stories.   Bio: Helen has edited Yachting World since 2020 and leads the world’s biggest sailing media brand across print and digital platforms. She regularly interviews many of the sport’s most famous and innovative figures, and produces features that tackle such thorny topics as the likelihood of crashing into a shipping container while at sea or how to raise the profile of women in a male dominated sport. She also reports on dramatic rescues and recent trends such as the increasing numbers of liveaboard sailors who work remotely afloat. Prior to joining Yachting World Helen worked in the communications teams of many of the sport’s biggest events, including the Vendée Globe, Barcelona World Race and America’s Cup World Series. She has been invited to comment on sailing news on local, national, and international radio and television, including live broadcast for BBC World News.

James Andrew
Editor, FourFourTwo

Topics James covers: Football, football media, sports media, monthly magazine planning.   Bio: James is the Editor of FourFourTwo, overseeing both the magazine and website. He is an NCTJ-qualified journalist and began his career as a news reporter in regional newspapers in 2006 before moving into sport a year later. In 2011 James started a six-year stint on the sports desk at The Daily Mail and MailOnline. He was appointed Editor of FourFourTwo in December 2019. Across his career James has interviewed the likes of Franco Baresi, Sir Alex Ferguson, David Beckham and Michael Owen.

Sarah Jenkins
Editor-in-Chief, Horse & Hound

Topics Sarah covers: Horses, horse sport, Olympic horse sport, celebrity riders.   Bio: As Horse & Hound Editor-in-Chief, Sarah has evolved the 138-year-old magazine brand into a print and digital proposition with brand extensions including awards, eTraining and events. She is an award-winning journalist and Editor with 18 years of experience, specialising in horses and equestrian sport. She has reported from major championships including three Europeans and the World Equestrian Games. She has co-written books on equestrianism including The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horses & Ponies. Before going to London School of Economics for three years to study for her degree, Sarah spent a year working for and training with Olympic gold medallist event rider Leslie Law.

Simon Richardson
Editor, Cycling Weekly

Topics Simon covers: Cycling (road, track, racing, leisure, transport), bicycle equipment, training and coaching, virtual challenges, print/web integration.   Bio: Simon started working on Cycling Weekly in 2001. During his time on the magazine he has written on all things cycling, covering local and international events, news writing, product reviews and features. From 2006 onwards he was instrumental in the creation and growth of the Cycling Weekly website and social media feeds and over many years played a pivotal role in developing and continuously adapting the brand's print/web strategy. He became Cycling Weekly's Editor in 2015. Simon set up the brand’s virtual challenges (CW5000 and Zwift Club Ten) during lockdown, and his expertise has been called upon by multiple TV and radio programmes, including the BBC and Al Jazeera.

Theo Stocker
Editor, Yachting Monthly

Topics Theo covers: Yacht sailing and cruising, seamanship and practical sailing skills, new and used yachts, marine equipment and technical expertise, destinations and the marine environment.   Bio: As Yachting Monthly’s Editor, Theo has worked to educate and inform readers using the very best expert contributors and authors, and is a passionate advocate for environmental issues and equality within sailing. He has transitioned the 117-year-old magazine from a predominantly print-only title to a cross-media brand with diverse revenue streams and strong digital growth. His career has taken him from the Royal Navy to public relations in the City, before combining the best of both worlds in marine journalism. Theo cruises and races from the Solent on the south coast, and has explored far and wide under sail: north to Norway’s Lofoten Islands, to Morocco, The Gambia and Senegal, east to the Baltic and Mediterranean and west to the Caribbean.

Michelle Arthurs-Brennan
Digital Editor, Cycling Weekly

Topics - Cycling (road, time trialling, racing, leisure, transport), cycling tech, training for cycling events, women’s cycling (pro racing, amateur racing, leisure, participation)   Bio: Michelle Arthurs-Brennan is Cycling Weekly’s digital editor, and has been with the site since 2017. She leads all online content, covering cycling news, tech and fitness. Previous to joining the Cycling Weekly team, Michelle was the editor of Total Women’s Cycling. An NCTJ accredited journalist, she began her career working for local newspapers. Prior to welcoming her daughter in 2022, Michelle raced on the road, track, and in time trials, and still rides as much as she can - albeit a fair proportion indoors, for now. Michelle was named one of Cycling UK’s most inspirational women in cycling in 2019, and founded a domestic women’s race team - 1904rt - in the same year.

Désiré Athow
Managing Editor, TechRadar Pro

Topics Désiré covers: Tech B2B at large, computing in general, printers, storage, cybersecurity, tech futurology.   Bio:  Désiré has been writing about technology during a career spanning four decades. He dabbled in website builders and web hosting when DHTML and frames were in vogue and started narrating about the impact of technology on society just before the start of the Y2K hysteria at the turn of the last millennium. He has worked for TheINQUIRER and ITProPortal before moving to TechRadar Pro, where he has written about the world of B2B technology for the past 10 years.

Lance Ulanoff
US Editor-in-Chief, TechRadar

Topics Lance covers: Mobile, artificial intelligence, robotics, software, social media, electric vehicles, tech companies, convergence of tech and pop culture.   Bio: Lance is the US Editor-in-Chief of TechRadar and has spent the past 31 years covering technology, from the dawn of home computing to the start of the internet, to the growth of robotics and artificial intelligence, to mobile computing and social media. He’s written extensively about most technology topics and has interviewed major tech players including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Tim Cook. Lance worked at PC Magazine in the early 90s, followed by HomePC Magazine and Windows Magazine, and started running media websites in the mid 90s. He served as Editor-in-Chief for PCMag, Mashable, and Lifewire and regularly appears on national and international television explaining (and demonstrating) the latest innovations, as well as offering commentary on the ins and outs of the tech industry.

Marc McLaren
UK Editor-in-Chief, TechRadar

Topics Marc covers: Phones, smart home, streaming (services and devices), TVs, audio, entertainment, cameras.   Bio: Marc is TechRadar’s Editor-in-Chief, the latest in a long line of senior editorial roles he’s held in a career that started the week that Google launched. Prior to joining TechRadar, he was the UK Editor-in-Chief at Tom’s Guide, where he oversaw all gaming, streaming, audio, TV, entertainment, how-to and cameras coverage. He is also a former Editor of the tech website Stuff and spent five years at the music magazine NME. Marc has tested and written about phones, tablets, wearables, streaming boxes, smart home devices, Bluetooth speakers, headphones, games, TVs and cameras, and is passionate about helping people to buy and use the best tech.

Mark Spoonauer
Content Director, Tom’s Guide and Laptop Mag

Topics Mark covers: Tech, anything mobile, Apple, Samsung, Google, Meta.   Bio: Mark is the Content Director of Tom’s Guide and Laptop Mag and the Global Editor-in-Chief of Tom's Guide. Mark works with the key editors of both websites to ensure the highest level of quality and to spur growth. He has covered technology for over 20 years. Mark specializes in covering all things mobile, having reviewed dozens of smartphones and other gadgets. He has spoken at key industry events and appears regularly on TV to discuss the latest trends, including Good Day New York, Cheddar, Fox Business, and other outlets. Mark was previously the Editor-in-Chief of Laptop Mag, and his work has appeared in Wired, Inc. and Popular Science.

Mat Gallagher
Editor-in-Chief, T3

Topics Mat covers: Phones, laptops, TVs, headphones, smart home, home appliances, watches, electric bikes and scooters, electric cars, luxury products, outdoor gear, fitness equipment, cameras, drones.   Bio: Mat is the Editor-in-Chief for T3.com, a site dedicated to the very best in technology and lifestyle products. T3 has been the authority on gadgets and technology since 1996 and still publishes a monthly magazine in addition to the website. Mat has been covering technology since the early noughties, initially writing for titles such as Digital Photo, Digital SLR Photography, What Digital Camera and Amateur Photographer. Since then he has worked in Beijing, Hong Kong, and Chicago, for brands such as Time Out, Business Traveller, MGM, and JW Marriott. He has been a guest on BBC Scotland and BBC Radio 4 and given live talks at events including The Gadget Show Live, The Sunday Times Travel Show, and The Mayor's Thames Festival. Mat has also been a judge for numerous industry awards, most recently the CES 2023 Innovation Awards.

Shruti Shekar
Managing Editor, Android Central

Topics Shruti covers: Big tech, AI, Google, Android, Apple, apps, consumer technology, business tech, tech stocks, social media, VR, gaming.   Bio: Shruti started her journalism career as a political reporter and then made her foray into tech journalism at MobileSyrup and most recently at Yahoo Finance Canada. She appears on CTV, CBC, CP24 and Global TV on a regular basis in Canada covering headline topics in the tech industry.

Tim Danton
Editor-in-Chief, PC Pro

Topics Dan covers: Technology trends, Microsoft, Windows, Twitter, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, laptops, technology development through the centuries, the history of computers.   Bio: Tim became editor of PC Pro in 2004 and has stayed on the title in a variety of positions ever since. He has helped to launch several technology brands over the past 20 years, including IT Pro, and in 2007 he and his team recorded the first PC Pro podcast (believed to be the UK’s longest running technology podcast). He is an experienced live broadcaster, having appeared on everything from Radio 4’s Today programme to Sky News. Tim has also written a book about the birth of home computing in the 1980s, entitled The Computers That Made Britain.

Andrew Van Sickle
Editor, MoneyWeek

Topics Andrew covers: Macroeconomics, asset markets, investment, finance.   Bio: Andrew joined MoneyWeek at its inception in 2000 after graduating from St. Andrews University and working on the foreign page of The Week. He helped establish it as Britain’s best-selling financial magazine, contributing to every section of the publication and specialising in macroeconomics and stock markets, before going part-time. His freelance projects have included a 2009 relaunch of The Pharma Letter and a multiyear stint as Deputy Editor of the Barclays account at Redwood, a marketing agency. He explored a wide array of topics for the bank’s website in that role, notably global stock markets and new technologies. In 2018 Andrew returned to MoneyWeek as Editor. He has appeared on BBC radio programmes and continues to specialise in investment and news in German-speaking countries owing to his fluent command of the language.

Kalpana Fitzpatrick
Senior Digital Editor, MoneyWeek

Topics Kalpana covers: Personal finance (cost of living, money saving, energy bills, banking, financial education, women and money), pensions, investing, consumer affairs.   Bio: Kalpana is the Senior Digital Editor of MoneyWeek and prior to that she was the Editor of The Money Edit. She is an award-winning journalist and also the author of Invest Now: The Simple Guide to Boosting Your Finances and children’s book Get to Know Money. Her experience includes writing for national papers, woman&home, Ideal Home and Woman. Kalpana was also Finance Editor for Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, Red and Prima. She started her career at the Financial Times group, covering pensions and investments. As a money expert, Kalpana is a regular guest on TV and radio – including BBC One’s Morning Live, ITV’s Eat Well, Save Well and Sky News. She was also the resident money expert for the BBC's Money 101 podcast.