Christine Blackford
Joint Managing Director

Christine ensures we all keep our feet on the ground – which is no
mean feat with so much enthusiasm coming from all quarters. For the last 15 years, first as finance director and then joint managing director, Christine has safeguarded the Newhall business and, working with the other directors, maintained profitability, ensuring the business remains true to the Company’s values.

Likes: Walking the West Pennine Moors, live music and teamwork.

Richard Woolliams
Business Development Director

An accomplished marketing and business development director,
Richard has more than 25 years experience driving profitable marketing initiatives, business development and promotional event co-ordination for clients and membership organisations. Richard has that rare ability to build lasting partnerships with clients who recognise and appreciate his outstanding interpersonal and influencing skills, his boundless creativity and his refreshing, no-nonsense approach.

Likes: The detail, getting it right, his family, horse riding, food and drink.

Bryan Douglas-Dala
Joint Managing Director

Bryan is one of the family, literally. Together with Chairman, Andrew Douglas, he owns and, along with the other directors, runs Newhall as
a family business. Bryan’s experience covers the business management spectrum and he was a key player in the development and launch of Core Contact in 2008 and continues to oversee the development of this growing Newhall service.

Likes: The Lake District, the first G&T on holiday and Indian food.

Anita Comerford
Group Editor

Anita is a highly experienced editor, scheduling magazines and managing the production process from sourcing and overseeing printers, negotiating prices and creating production schedules to keep us on track to meet deadlines. With a real eye for detail, Anita edits and proofreads all pages through the several stages of production. She is also the managing editor of Samphire magazine, a new food and drink title for the North West and North Wales produced by Newhall Publishing.

Likes: Eating out, cooking (especially if I can spend the whole day in the kitchen) and the perfect gin and tonic.

Likes: Exploring the UK with his VW Campervan, family BBQs and cycling.

Andrew Kinnear
Publications Technical Manager

With 34 years’ experience in the print and publishing industry,
Andrew has ‘seen it all’. Keeping the team up-to-speed with the
latest technology, he monitors Newhall’s quality assurance of conventional and digital published media. Andrew manages our
web and mobile device development and publishing, working
with the creative team to ensure content is presented in the most
effective way. His team also oversees large format printing in-house, providing further support and value for money for clients.

Likes: Motorcycling, sailing, cycling and walking.

Debbie Attewell
Editor

Debbie is a dynamic and accomplished editor, writer and editorial consultant with more than 20 years’ experience in the sector. From developing creative concepts with clients to overseeing editorial teams and redesigns as well as hands-on commissioning, writing and editing of copy, Debbie works tirelessly to deliver a fantastic end result.
Her attention to detail and inexhaustible supply of ideas as well as ability to movivate and guide talented people to produce engaging editorial with beautiful images mean new projects are always in good hands. 

Likes: Cooking for a crowd, travelling and riding her horse.

Gerallt Davies
Business Development Manager

A performance-driven and approachable business development manager and experienced business and sales manager professional excelling in being able to translate strategies and vision in a meaningful way to engage exceptional performance at all levels of operations.
Gerallt has experience in managing and leading large projects within the private and public sectors and has excellent interpersonal skills with a strong ability to handle internal and external relations.

Likes: travel, family time, keeping fit, football and eating out.

Dean Brown
Media Sales Manager, Norwich

An accomplished sales manager who thrives within a target-driven environment.
Dean has more than 15 years’ sales experience consistently delivering and exceeding advertising revenue targets for many high-profile clients.
Dean has the ability to quickly build rapport with clients and can ensure a professional approach across the whole of his sales team.

Likes: Keeping busy, selling advertising, family time, playing darts, food and drink.

Alison Wigg
Media Sales Consultant 

A media-sales consultant with 4 years’ experience, Alison has a background in generating high advertising revenue for respected companies and brands. A skilled and effective communicator with a warm, genuine and good-humoured approach, Alison enjoys building relationships with clients based on a common interest in business development. Key areas of experience include, but are not limited to, the education sector and food and drink market.
 
Likes: creative projects, outdoor sports, comedy, good food & company.

Simon Jones
Media Sales Consultant

With over 5 years experience working within the Marketing and Advertising sector, Simon has had experience liaising with regional, national and international brands about multiplatform advertising solutions and has generated key clients across numerous sectors across the world. Simon is professional, friendly and passionate to help future companies develop their brand image under the Newhall Publishing portfolio. 

Likes: Fishing , Golf, Football, and socializing with close friends.

Heather Borrett
Media Sales Executive

Since joining Newhall in the autumn of 2014, Heather has worked on a number of high-end publications and is a talented, award winning, multimedia advertising executive selling across a wide range of sectors. She is a passionate and driven individual who consistently hits targets and her professional yet friendly approach regularly receives glowing testimonials from advertisers delighted with her quality customer service. 

Likes: Singing, eating out and movie nights with the family!

Angela Thornby-Burt
Media Sales Consultant

Angela has 18 years experience in telemarketing and advertising.
Having worked across manufacturing, renewable energy, hygiene and content marketing sectors.
Most recently, effectively leading a prestigious car marque’s monthly member’s magazine. 
Target and task driven, a positive team member with excellent communication skills.

Likes: Gardening, music and dancing, health, reading and spending time with family and friends.
 

Katherine joined Newhall in 2018 after completing a degree in Fashion and Textiles, and now works on projects such as Olympia International Horse Show, Autosport International and Boughton’s Coffee House Magazine. Alongside this, Katherine represented England in the recent Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast in the sport of Lawn Bowls where she achieved a Bronze medal which came shortly after defending her World Ladies Singles title for the third time. Due to her commitment within the sport for a number of years, Katherine has a lot of experience within UK sport and Sport England which has allowed her to build good relationships within the sporting sector.

Rachel Pygott    
Digital Communications Executive
 

Rachel is responsible for managing all our digital communications, including email campaigns, social media and website activity. Rachel has a great track record in managing digital campaigns and communication. With five years’ experience in digital marketing, Rachel is looking forward to bringing her success and expertise to Newhall and its clients.

 

Likes: Travelling, exploring the Wirral countryside, playing the piano and spending time with family and friends

Steve Hatch
Event Sales Manager

An experienced Sales Management Professional with a proven track record of success in developing the performance of large sales teams. Strong and pro-active Sales Manager, providing coaching, training and mentoring to build teams of highly successful sales professionals working as a unit to achieve individual targets, team and company objectives. Experienced in setting targets, monitoring KPIs, performance management, developing sales & marketing strategies, reviewing current market and economic trends to identify & capitalise on new opportunities.
 
Likes:  Dining out, holidaying in sunny climates and family time.

Darren Appleby
Art Director, Candis Magazine

Darren is responsible for the look of every issue of a magazine
that we produce. From front cover to back, he ensures the
product looks fresh, enticing and meets the client’s objectives.

Before joining Newhall, Darren has held a number of roles as a
designer, an art editor and an art director – in both publishing,
in-house and design agency environments.

Likes: Time with his family, time on the beach and time for a coffee.

Alex Murphy
Operations and Fulfilment Manager

To deliver successful campaigns requires attention to detail across all client activities. Alex runs Newhall’s fulfilment and handling services and is experienced in minimising delivery times to customers in conjunction with other campaign planning. Having this facility in-house adds real value to clients and Alex specialises in ensuring all aspects of each campaign delivers closely controlled quality targets.

Likes: Sunny days, Chinese food and organisation and efficiency.

Gary Hockenhull
Call Centre Manager

A sales professional with advanced knowledge of all aspects of the call centre operation, Gary is constantly adapting our centre to ensure that Core continues to provide a market leading service. His technical ability to develop Core’s existing customer management platform allows us to continue to bring innovation to the sector and ensures you remain ahead of the competition.
 

Likes: The contact centre environment, in his spare time, he enjoys going to the gym and eating healthily. 

David Norman
Account Manager

David is an experienced telemarketing professional and has built
an enviable track record at Newhall. Overseeing the creation and management of the call centre plan and strategy, he has a proven
ability to adapt and improve client campaigns to maximise the end
value of each project. David ensures all KPI targets are met, from individual agents to client campaigns. David applies a range of innovative management techniques most suited to a client's needs.

Likes: Building and riding bikes, squash and golf, with a real drive to improve his handicap of 18.
 

Sue Thompson
Subscriptions and Customer Relations Manager

Sue oversees the daily operation of all customer service activity, managing over 7,000 calls each month. With exceptional attention
to detail, Sue’s team is praised for their interpersonal skills and consistently high level of customer feedback. Sue has also been
central to the development and running of Newhall’s subscription systems for more than 10 years. Her detailed understanding of customer campaigns and data handling, working on campaigns both large and small, are integral to delivering value to clients from their customer base.

Likes: Family, travel and the odd glass of wine.

Tracey Pocock
Picture Editor

Tracey’s experience comes from many years as a picture and commissioning editor. With a bubbly, can-do attitude, Tracey commissions photographers and sets up and oversees all
photographic shots for magazines and digital. From initial briefs,
she researches all images and photography for each client project, negotiating all reproduction rights and working to agreed budgets.

Likes: Cats, gin and tonic and Desert Island Discs.

Peter Stanley
Data Support Analyst

As a data handling and analysis specialist, Peter has more than
20 years' experience within the industry, constructing and managing CRM membership and subscription databases with transaction volumes exceeding 8 million each year. Peter's in-depth knowledge allows him
to manage the technical requirements of implementations ranging from small scale projects to monthly 300,000+ fulfilment exercises. Peter also plays a key part in investigating new technological breakthroughs that may advance or add value to our service range.

Likes: Spending time with family, cold weather and bubble wrap.

Victoria Jackson
Events Manager

They say you only get one chance to make a good first impression,
so the branding and presentation of an event is vital to ensure your company or message has impact. Victoria’s skills – from delegate management to event branding and technical support – enable
Newhall to offer the complete service. Working closely with the
client, Victoria creates a bespoke plan to ensure the key purpose
of the event is fulfilled. With the Candis editorial team, Victoria co-ordinates events including the Candis Outstanding Family Award.

Likes: Champagne, sunshine and good company.