New PPA Chairman Appointed

Derek Carter has been appointed the new chairman of the Periodical Publishers Association (PPA). Carter succeeds Kevin Hand in this role, after Hand quit both this and his role as chief executive of Emap in May following the company’s ill-fated US investments (see Emap Chief Executive Resigns).

The new chairman has been the chair of the PPA’s business to business committee for two years, during which time he oversaw several research and promotional projects. This role will now be taken on by Charles Reed of The Grocer publishers William Reed.

Carter was elected unanimously at a PPA board meeting yesterday. He said he would like to continue with Hand’s agenda, which includes concluding discussions on improvement to the magazine retail and single copy supply chains, efforts to demonstrate more effectively how magazines can meet the needs of customers and helping consumer, business to business and customer publishers learn from each other.

PPA: 020 7404 4166 www.ppa.co.uk

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