I am huge admirer of the Pre Media, Print and Packaging Industry – the people within it and the work we produce and I am proud to be part of it. As with many of my contemporaries, my entry into the industry came via a formal apprenticeship working at a high end Commercial Colour Litho Printers in Buckinghamshire. My “time” concluded with formal City & Guilds papers from the London College of Print in 1988.Following, I then took a short sabbatical to travel the world and returned to the UK in 1995 to take up my first post client side with Safeway Plc as a junior Repro & Print Buyer. Having spent three years learning from a hugely experienced internal team and roster of world class suppliers, I was then invited to take on the new post of European Pre Press Manager at Hasbro, the world’s largest Toy & Games producer. My role at Hasbro involved the introduction of new ways of working and the structuring of new Pre Media partnerships around the globe. It was a fascinating time.The experienced gained to date helped immensely in my next post at global packaging specialist, Braitrim where my brief was to set up from scratch a Pre – Press Division. Within eighteen months the Division had become a multi million pound operation, delivering exceptional profits for the group. In 2008 I took up a Board Position at Magnet Harlequin – part of Writtle Holdings Group. In the fifteen years I was with the business I helped the company grow substantially to become one of the UK’s most well respected Graphic Production Agencies. In April 2014 it was an honour and privilege to be offered and accept the Magnet Harlequin Managing Directors position.Following the merger of Magnet Harlequin into Branded in March 2023 I took a nine month sabbatical returning in January 2024 to offer my services as a Pre Media, Print and Packaging Consultant. With a headful of knowledge from 40 years working in the industry at both Client and Agency businesses I believe that knowledge would be beneficial to Retailers, Brands, Agencies and Suppliers for all types of projects both large and small. Following a successful six month project with Bomen I am delighted to now be working with them in a more formal capacity as their Head of European Operations.