James Hewes Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, Gb

CEO of the PRCA, the world's largest and most influential PR professional body. We support our members across the globe with knowledge, training, events, insights and campaigns, whilst also acting as the guardian of professional standards for the industry.

Glasgow, Glasgow, Gb

Honorary Professor in the College of Arts & Humanities affiliated to the School of Culture & Creative Arts for the period 2024-2027

Daventry, Northants, Gb

Oxford, Oxfordshire, Gb

The Journalism Advisory Board provides advice and support to the Oxford International Centre for Publishing.

Cardiff, Wales, Gb

External Examiner for Cardiff University's Magazine Journalism course for the 2020-2021 academic year onwards.

London, London, Gb

President & CEO at FIPP, one of the world's leading media industry trade bodies. We work with media businesses across the globe, empowering our members to build market-leading international media businesses through intelligence, solutions & partnerships.We run the annual FIPP World Congress in partnership with Di5rupt, as well as range of other industry events across the world. We produce a portfolio of world-class insight-driven content, enabling our members to make better decisions based on real-world data and case studies of success, covering topics such as digital subscriptions, e-commerce, AI and live events. We run training programmes covering key skills and carry out a range of advocacy activities around topics such as copyright, piracy, sustainability and DE&I. I have transformed FIPP, drastically reducing the cost base yet increasing our capability. The portfolio of activity has been transformed into a modern, relevant series of special reports, data services and events, We have dramatically increased our networking capability to better enable our members to reach the people and businesses that can make a critical difference to them.FIPP is a truly global operation and my work sees me working with a range of individuals and businesses from a variety of cultures and backgrounds. Building effective global relationships is a key part of my role, as is ensuring that the organisation, through me, is on top of the latest global trends in the media space.In 2023, we launched FIPP Consulting, a new service enabling members to get help with opportunities and projects in the media space.

London, England, Gb

Interim CEO at The Art Newspaper, the journal of record for the art world. Managing a team of around 30 people across offices in London and New York. Delivered organisational restructure with a number of successful new senior hires, including Head of Sales and Head of Subscriptions. Created and implemented new strategy. Resolved a number of serious operational issues, enabling the business to focus on growth instead of internal issues. Delivered launch of new website.

I founded Soho Consulting in Dubai to address a range of projects, with a particular focus on content marketing, digital media and publishing. Engagements to date include :- Consultant at The Honeycombers : a 6-month engagement to assist this Singapore-based digital media business with a major strategic project- Project Manager for Le Grand Kapital (publishers of Citizen K magazine)- Interm CEO at The Art Newspaper : leading the development and implementation of a new strategy for the world's leading fine art publication

Dubai, Ae

General Manager / MD of GN Publishing (GNP), a division of Gulf News, based in Dubai, UAE. Also a member of the Management Board of FIPP, the magazine industry association. GNP is a multi-platform, brand-led media business, with a particular focus on digital activities, publishing and live events. The business operates across both consumer media and content marketing. We operate a portfolio of consumer websites, mobile applications, consumer magazines and live events, and provide content and services to partners such as Dubai Duty Free, Air Arabia and Lukoil.I lead of team of 100 people across editorial, marketing, sales, development and design. Collectively we manage a portfolio of eight consumer lifestyle brands, publishing across websites, mobile applications, consumer magazines and live events. We also publish around 100 newspaper supplements per year. Our portfolio includes Friday, the UAE's largest magazine by readership and revenue. Our content marketing business publishes magazines on behalf of a range of 3rd party clients.In 2014 I led the integration of GN Magazines and GN Publishing to create a single business focused on all consumer media activity within the Group beyond the newspaper and broadcasting, delivering multi-million dirham savings and a new multi-platform strategic growth plan for the merged business.

Dubai, Ae

GM / MD of GN Magazines, the magazines-based multi-platform division of Gulf News Media / Al Nisr Publishing, based in Dubai (UAE). Managed a team of 60 people, publishing six print titles, four mobile applications and five websites. : Aquarius, Alpha, Friday, InsideOut, WatchTime, Wheels. Friday is the UAE's largest magazine by readership and revenue. In this role I delivered double-digit improvements in revenue, profit and margin in my first year in charge.Gulf News is one of the largest media businesses in the MENA region, publishing the region's largest English-language newspaper, operating a network of four market-leading radio stations, as well as large printing and distribution businesses.

London, Gb

Director of BBC Haymarket Exhibitions Limited, a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Haymarket.This JV ran a number of consumer live events, including the BBC Good Food Show at the NEC in Birmingham.

London, Gb

Publishing Director, Magazines at BBC Worldwide, within the Brands, Consumers & New Ventures division. Working to the Managing Director, Magazines, I had overall commercial responsibility for the magazines retained by BBC Worldwide following the sale of the remainder of the portfolio in August 2011. I was part of the project team managing the sale of BBC Magazines to Exponent Private Equity, in the period from October 2009 to July 2011.

London, Gb

Top Gear Magazine : PPA International Consumer Magazine of the Year 2009Following on from my role in establishing BBC Magazines' international business, this expanded role included exploring opportunities to develop joint ventures and new businesses worldwide. The international licensing business was focused around our core brands : Top Gear, Lonely Planet, Good Food, BBC Knowledge. Key achievement : delivering 10 international editions of Lonely Planet Magazine in less than 3 years and growing total number of licenses to 50+.

London, Gb

Responsible for all licensing & syndication sales internationally.

London, Gb

Developed strategy for Top Gear's international licensing programme. Head of Marketing Planning (Motoring, Gardening & Strategy

London, Gb

Responsible for marketing expenditure and special projects across the food, motoring and gardening portfolios. Key achievements include project managing the launch of 'olive' magazine and acquisition of 'Parenting'.

London, Gb

Ran the annual Business Plan process, managed the company scorecard, led a number of strategic projects (e.g. re-launch of Intranet).

Basel, Baselstadt, Ch

Company Intranet re-designWorkstream Leader - Creation of annual corporate and departmental business plans; Corporate Strategy and PerformanceAssistant to the Corporate Strategy and Performance DirectorAssisted in compilation and presentation of five year plan

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Economics And Politics

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