Press Association

Tim Bowdler

Chairman, PA Group

Tim Bowdler has been Non-Executive Chairman of the Press Association’s Board of Directors since January 2009.

Prior to the Press Association, he was Chief Executive of Johnston Press for thirteen years having joined the company in 1994 as Group Managing Director. During his tenure Johnston Press became the second largest regional newspaper group in the UK and a leading publisher in Ireland.

Tim continues to be actively involved in the UK’s newspaper publishing sector. He is Chairman of the Press Standards Board of Finance and a past president of the Newspaper Society and has been on the PA Group Board since 2001.

Tim began his career in engineering and manufacturing working for many leading corporations including Cape PLC where he was instrumental in radically reshaping a number of their businesses. He is also a Non-Executive Director of the Miller Group Limited, one of Scotland’s leading privately-owned house building construction businesses.

Clive Marshall
Chief Executive, PA Group

Clive Marshall joined the Press Association as Chief Executive, PA Group, in February 2010.

Clive was previously CEO of Australian Associated Press Pty Limited (AAP), a position he held since 2001. Under his leadership AAP achieved strong and consistent growth in both revenues and profits while building a number of successful stand-alone media businesses which sit alongside the news agency. These include Pagemasters, which provides page production and sub-editing outsourcing services, AAP Newscentre, the news monitoring and intelligence company, and the largest distributor of corporate news and information in Australia, AAP Media Net.

Before joining AAP, Clive spent a total of eight years with PA Group in a number of roles, including Sales Director of PA Group, Managing Director of Two-Ten Communications Ltd and Managing Director of PA Enterprise. Prior to his time at PA Group, Clive worked for Reed Elsevier Plc and Trinity Newspapers Limited.

Steven Brown

Finance Director, PA Group

Steven Brown joined the Press Association in 1995 and was appointed as Finance Director in June 1996. He came to the company with an excellent track record in the integration of newly acquired businesses and the development of management teams. He was appointed as Managing Director of PA Group in February 2000.

Prior to joining the Press Association, Steven worked for 12 years in financial management with News International companies. He was Group Financial Controller for News International plc before being appointed Finance Director of News Datacom Limited in 1991.

Jennifer Campbell

Managing Director, MeteoGroup

Jennifer Campbell joined the Press Association in 1996 when the company acquired Listings Ltd, an independent company supplying page-ready information services to the press. She now heads up MeteoGroup, the weather division of PA Group.

After joining the Press Association, Jennie was appointed as Director of Press Association’s Enterprises Division and also a Director of the Press Association WeatherCentre. In 2004 she took on the role of Managing Director of Press Association Entertainment, the division that brings together the company’s TV, showbiz and entertainment content for print, web and mobile platforms. Jennie retained her role as a Director of the WeatherCentre throughout this period and with the acquisition of Meteo Consult in 2005 she took over as Managing Director of the entire weather group.

Jennifer started her career at Newpoint Publishing, later part of Reed International, progressing to the role of Production Manager before joining the newly-formed Listings Ltd as General Manager in 1989.

Ian Campbell

Managing Director, Press Association Sport

Ian Campbell joined the Press Association in 2004 and has held a variety of roles including Managing Director, Press Association Business and Business Development and Strategy Director for Press Association. He is currently Managing Director of Press Association Sport.

Ian joined the group following the acquisition of Lovelacemedia Limited where he was a director. Prior to joining Lovelacemedia, Ian was Deputy Managing Director of Northcliffe Electronic Publishing where he played a key role in establishing the regional newspaper group's internet presence. Ian spent 11 years as a journalist in the regional press, including a period as News Editor of The Leicester Mercury and was Joint Editor of UK News, the wire agency co-owned by Northcliffe and Westminster Press.

Tony Watson

Managing Director, Press Association

Tony Watson joined the Press Association in 2003 and was appointed Editor-in-Chief in 2006 and Managing Director in 2008. Tony is responsible for the strategic and commercial development of the Press Association, including the core news agency, entertainment and editorial services and is focussed on ensuring the business can maximize opportunities in the growing digital markets.

Prior to joining the Press Association, Tony spent 13 successful years at the helm of the Yorkshire Post. During his time in charge, the Post picked up numerous industry awards including ‘Newspaper of the Year’ at the Regional Press awards and ‘Team of the Year’ for its coverage of September 11th.

Tony Watson first joined the Yorkshire Post as a reporter in 1984. He then joined Granada TV’s ‘World in Action’ before returning to the Yorkshire Post as Deputy Editor in 1988. He was appointed Editor a year later.

Jonathan Grun

Editor

Jonathan Grun has been Editor of the Press Association since 2000. He joined the agency as a reporter in 1979 and previous posts include Deputy Editor, Night Editor & News Editor.

Jonathan is a past President of the Society of Editors (2002/3) and chairman of the British Press Awards. He is a member of the Defence, Press and Broadcasting Advisory Committee and the Media Emergencies Forum.