Pat Eggington appointed for No1 portfolio in UK for consumer electronics
10/09/09 – Future, the special-interest media group, has announced the appointment of Pat Eggington as the new Group Publisher for its AV portfolio.
Pat takes over the position from Andy Ford, who leaves Future to emigrate to Australia with his family.
Pat will be responsible for the UK’s number one audio-visual technology and consumer electronics portfolio, including Home Cinema Choice, What Satellite, What Plasma and What Video along with their associated web properties. The group includes Future’s longest established magazine – Hi-Fi Choice, launched in 1973.
An experienced publisher, Pat brings 22 years of publishing knowledge to his new role at Future, most recently as Publishing Director for Crimson Customer Media, and as Publishing Director at EMAP. He was also the publisher for a variety of magazines at Haymarket including Autosport and F1 Racing.
Stuart Anderton, Publishing Director for Future’s Computing and AV portfolio said:
“I’m delighted to welcome a publisher with such vast commercial experience to the group. Pat’s background of consumer specialist magazines, websites, customer publishing and B2B work means he’s in a great position to drive our strategy of developing and monetising consumer electronics content across a variety of platforms, including print and web.
On his appointment, Pat Eggington said:
“I am delighted to be working with such a well-targeted group of titles, and in such a dynamic and innovative market. I am looking forward to realising Future’s commitment to providing the best-targeted content for the needs of AV consumers, and am excited by the challenge of delivering this content via those media channels that our readers value most.”
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About Future
Future plc is an international special-interest media group that is listed on the London Stock Exchange (symbol FUTR). Founded in 1985 with one magazine, today we have operations in the UK, US and Australia creating over 180 special-interest publications, websites and events for people who are passionate about their interests. We hold strong market positions in games, film, music, technology, cycling, automotive and crafts. Our biggest-selling magazines include T3, Total Film, Digital Camera, Fast Car, Classic Rock, Guitar World, Official Xbox Magazine, Official Playstation Magazine, Nintendo Power, Maximum PC and MacLife. Our websites include gamesradar.com, bikeradar.com, techradar.com, and musicradar.com. Future produces over 4 million magazines each month; we attract more than 18 million unique visitors to our websites; and we host 25 annual live events that attract hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts. In addition, Future exports, syndicates or licenses its publications to 90 countries internationally, making us the UK’s number one exporter and licensor of monthly magazines.
For more information
Will Guyatt, Media Relations Manager, Future UK, 01225 822517.
