The ABC Council comprises 33 key figures in the media industry. They represent the interests of media buyers, advertisers and media owners.
The ABC Council meets 4 times a year to review strategy, fees and the Reporting Standards. All Council decisions are made by consensus, meaning that both buyers and sellers of advertising are in agreement to any decisions made.
The ABC Council comprises an independent Chairman, five permanent trade body members and 27 elected members. Elections take place every 2 years and members are eligible to vote for the representative for their sector.
The Reporting Standards Groups make recommendations to the ABC Council for each of their sectors.
In addition a Management Committee meets 5 times a year to oversee the running of ABC.
The current council members are as follows:
- Independent Chair
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John Mayhead, CBE
Chair |ABC
john.mayhead@abc.org.uk
- Trade bodies
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Hamish Pringle
Director General |IPA
hamish@ipa.co.uk
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Mike Hughes
Director General |ISBA
mikeh@isba.org.uk
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David Newell
Director | Newspaper Publishers Association
directorate@newspapersoc.org.uk
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David Newell
Director | The Newspaper Society
directorate@newspapersoc.org.uk
- Advertisers
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Bernard Balderston
Associate Director UK Media|Procter & Gamble
balderston.bm@pg.com
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Jeremy Found
Head of Media | COI Communications
jeremy.found@coi.gsi.gov.uk
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Alex Royffe
Head of Sponsorship and Events |Royal Mail
alex.royffe@royalmail.com
- Business magazines
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Christina Hallett
Group Circulation & Production Manager |Faversham House Group
christina.hallett@fav-house.com
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John Payten
Sales Director |RINA
jpayten@rina.org.uk
- Consumer magazines
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Jessica Burley
Managing Director |National Magazine Company
jessica.burley@natmags.co.uk
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Yvonne Ossman
Circulation & Marketing Director UK |The Economist
yvonneossman@economist.com
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David Stam
Circulation Consultant |
dstam@btinternet.com
- Media agencies
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Chris Amor
Head of Press |OMD UK
chris.amor@omduk.com
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Claire Butcher
Media Director | Ogilvy Primary Contact
claire.butcher@ogilvy.com
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Steve Goodman
MD of Print Trading |Group M, UK
steve.goodman@groupm.com
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Andy Taylor
Associate Director |Carat
andy.taylor@carat.com
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Charlie Varley
Planning Director |MediaVest Manchester
charlie.varley@mvmediagroup.co.uk
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Jane Wolfson
Head of Press|Initiative
jane.wolfson@uk.initiative.com
- National newspapers
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Joe Clark
Director & General Manager of Newspapers |Guardian News & Media Ltd
joe.clark@guardian.co.uk
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John East
Head of Circulation |MGN Ltd
john.east@mgn.co.uk
- Regional Paid Newspapers
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Carolyn Mackinnon-Ure
Newspaper Sales Director |Northcliffe Media
carolynMacKinnon-Ure@leicestermercury.co.uk
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Christopher Pennock
Group Newspaper Sales & Marketing Director |Johnston Press
chris.pennock@jpress.co.uk
- Regional Free Newspapers
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Roger Sparrow
Managing Director|Newsquest Direct
roger.sparrow@nqd.co.uk