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john fry john fry chief executive

John Fry, 51, joined the Board as Chief Executive in May 2002.

John was previously Chief Executive of Misys International Banking Systems, a supplier of software systems to the banking industry. On graduating from Cambridge he started his career with Procter & Gamble, working in Belgium, Germany and Italy. After completing an MBA at INSEAD, he joined Bain & Company as a strategy consultant, before moving to Dun & Bradstreet, where he held a number of positions, including that of President of its European operations.

John is a non-executive director of James Southall & Company Limited, producer of Start-rite children’s shoes

john.fry@archant.co.uk
adrian jeakings adrian jeaking finance director

Adrian Jeakings, 49, joined the Board as Finance Director in October 2002.

Adrian is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and was previously Group Finance Director of The Stationery Office, a provider of information management services to the Government and industry.

He is a graduate of Imperial College, London and worked briefly as an engineer before training as an accountant at BICC plc. After qualifying, he joined the instrumentation division of Schlumberger, where he was Finance Director of a number of business units based in France. Before joining The Stationery Office he was Director – Finance Europe for Dun & Bradstreet Inc.

Adrian is a governor of Norwich School and a member of the Audit Committee of the University of East Anglia.

adrian.jeakings@archant.co.uk
john ellison john ellison company secretary

John Ellison was appointed Company Secretary of ECNG in February 1996, having previously been Finance Director of Paper Chain (East Anglia) Limited, ECNG’s then retail subsidiary, until its disposal that year.

john.ellison@archant.co.uk
ian davies ian davies director of business development

Ian Davies is Director of Business Development for Archant and is responsible for the development of corporate activity and mergers and acquisitions. He has worked for various parts of the Archant operation since 1990 and has previously held responsibilities in market research, in marketing, and as Managing Director of the commercial radio investment subsidiary. Prior to joining Archant Ian worked as a journalist, radio presenter/producer, and television news reader.

ian.davies@archant.co.uk
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