Our Board - ABC | Audit Bureau of Circulations

Our Board oversees the effective running of ABC. It meets regularly and is made up of key representatives from agencies, advertisers, media owners and trade bodies. Decisions are agreed by consensus which ensures the interests of both the buy and sell sides of the industry are taken into account.

Our Board members are nominated by the following industry associations: the IPA, ISBA, NMA, PPA and IAB UK.

Derek Morris

Derek Morris
Chairman
ABC

Simon Redlich

Simon Redlich
Chief Executive
ABC

Adam Crow

Adam Crow
Head of Publishing
Media Com

Lynn Anderson

Lynne Anderson
Deputy Chief Executive
The NMA

Sue Todd

Sue Todd
Chief Executive
Magnetic

Belinda Beeftink

Belinda Beeftink
Research Director
IPA

Phil Smith

Phil Smith
Director General
ISBA

Chris Amor

Chris Amor
Trading Director
News UK

Tim Elkington

Tim Elkington
Chief Digital Officer
IAB UK

Tim Elkington

Tim Lofthouse
Senior Purchasing Manager
P&G

Chris Duncan

Chris Duncan
CEO UK Publishing Bauer Media Group

Kevin Petley

Kevin Petley
Senior Business Consultant
K Petley Ltd

Charley Varley

Charlie Varley
Planning Director
Carat UK Ltd

Glyn Williams

Glyn Williams
Joint Head of Publishing
PHD Media

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"ABC data is about accountability, transparency and trust. It’s gold standard data."
Belinda Beeftink,
Research Director, IPA

"Overall the ABC audit provides an excellent service and every auditor I have worked with over the last 15 years has been very professional and there to make things run as smoothly as possible."
Martin Hoskins,
Head of Newstrade Marketing,
Immediate Media

AllResponseMedia

"ABC data helps to underpin our media trading decisions."
Greg Pipe, Print Ops Manager,
All Response Media

“The knowledge, help and patience provided by ABC staff throughout our anti-fraud and DTSG audits was excellent. They were always quick to respond to queries and were a pleasure to work with.”

Kiesse Lamour, Managing Partner,
Digital Best Practice and Brand Safety,
Omnicom Media Group UK

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"ABC allows a simple and effective demonstration, to agencies and clients, of our ability to sell magazines."
Albert Read, MD,
Conde Nast

Financial times

“We’ve always found ABC’s auditing services to be highly professional, with support and clarification available from the team whenever needed. The audit also gives us insights into our internal processes and training, enabling us to further enhance these areas, which has proved invaluable.”

Martin Lydon,
Insight Manager,
Financial Times

"By appointing ABC - an independent third-party auditor - to audit our Gold Standard certification process, we are not only providing assurance of its thoroughness, we are also able to ensure that we put in place internal measures to maintain this level of rigour as the Gold Standard grows and evolves."
Tim Elkington,
Chief Digital Officer,
IAB UK

gameloft

"Our audit went fast and smoothly. Thanks to clear recommendations."
Alexis Roy,
Advertising Product Manager,
Gameloft

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"Having easy access to independently verified ABC data is vital. It allows us to negotiate and make media buying decisions based on information we can trust."
Charlie Vincent,
Press Associate Director, m/Six

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