Board Changes

RNS Number : 8631P

Future PLC

01 April 2009

 



1st April 2009 

FUTURE PLC

 Mark Wood appointed as non-executive Director; John Mellon steps down as non-executive Director

Future plc, the international special-interest media group, today announces the appointment of Mark Wood as an independent non-executive Director with effect from 1 April 2009.  

Mark Wood was Chief executive of ITN from June 2003 to March 2009 and Chairman since 1998. He joined ITN from Reuters, where he started as a journalist before going on to become Editor-in-Chief from 1989 to 2000. He was in charge of all Reuters news and television operations worldwide and also served on the Reuters plc Board. Prior to moving to ITN he was responsible for Reuters strategic media alliances and investments.

The Board also announces that John Mellon plans to step down as an independent non-executive Director with effect from 17 July 2009.

Roger Parry, Future's Chairman, commented:

'We are very grateful to John, who has contributed a great deal to Future in the last six years.  On behalf of the Board I should like to thank him for all of his input and wish him well.'

'We are delighted to welcome Mark to the Board.  He has an outstanding track record in the media that bridges both the commercial and the editorial.  He has succeeded in managing diversified, high profile media companies and has a wealth of journalistic experience: in broadcast, print and online.  All of this experience will be extremely valuable to Future as we move forward with our multiplatform strategy.'

There are no additional details relating to the appointment of Mark Wood requiring disclosure under the Listing Rules.

Enquiries:

Future:

Stevie Spring, Chief Executive	Tel: [phone]
John Bowman, Group Finance Director	Tel: [phone]
Vicky Bacon, Head of Group Communications	Tel: [phone]

Hogarth Partnership:

James Longfield / Ian Payne:

Tel: [phone]

About Future:

Future plc is an international special-interest media group that is listed on the London Stock Exchange (symbol FUTR). Founded in 1985 with one magazine, today we have operations in the UK, US and Australia creating over 180 special-interest publications, websites and events for people who are passionate about their interests. We hold strong market positions in games, film, music, technology, cycling, automotive and crafts. Our biggest-selling magazines include T3, Total Film, Digital Camera, Fast Car, Classic Rock, Guitar World, Official Xbox Magazine, Official Playstation Magazine, Nintendo Power, Maximum PC and MacLife. Our websites include gamesradar.com, bikeradar.com, techradar.com, and musicradar.com. Future sells over 4 million magazines each month; we attract more than 20 million unique visitors to our websites; and we host 25 annual live events that attract hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts. In addition, Future exports, syndicates or licenses its publications to 90 countries internationally, making us the UK's number one exporter and licensor of monthly magazines.

 

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