David Cameron is to become Connect's new chairman
David Cameron, who founded Connect over a decade ago, is to become our chairman. He is passing on the managing director role to Alan Ramsay, his long time deputy.
David has steered Connect from a standing start to become
Scotland's largest contract publishing company, and one of the
leading companies in the sector in the UK.
A series of recent magazine launches has underpinned the strength
of our position, and convinced David that he is in a position to
step back from the day-to-day running of the company.
David said: "Our moves over the last few years to develop our
electronic publishing offerings and expand our portfolio beyond
Scotland have been very successful, despite the tough marketplace
we find ourselves in.
"The 34-strong team we have here is ideally placed to continue the
evolution and growth of Connect."
David will continue to be heavily involved, concentrating on
strategic and business development. As owner, he will also have a
strong involvement in strategic decisions.
Alan has worked beside David since the company was formed in 1999.
His experience and attention to detail will be crucial to our
continuing success. He said: "I'm honoured to be taking up the
position of managing director.
"I'm convinced the fantastic team we have will be able to build on
the great work David has done since he formed Connect."
A number of other changes to the management structure have also
been made as a result of David's move.
In addition, Penny Murray joins the company full time in an
editorial production role after a period of more than 12 months
where she had been providing freelance support on the tabloid
newspapers Connect publishes. She was previously at the Sunday
Herald.
