The PPA Next Gen Board
Embracing the fresh perspectives and innovation that younger voices bring, we launched the PPA Next Gen Board in 2023 to help shape our industry’s future.
The PPA Next Gen Board is a group of 15 emerging leaders under the age of 30, who represent different backgrounds, interests, and experiences – ensuring a wide range of perspectives and insights are brought to the table.
Each member of the PPA Next Gen Board has at least three years of industry experience, making them well-equipped to contribute meaningfully to the discussions. They remain in post for 18 months, ensuring their input drives our sector forward.
Supported by five industry expert mentors, the programme gives members direct access to industry senior leaders, creating a space for open conversation, feedback, and collaboration on pressing issues crucial to our industry’s continued success.
The current Next Gen BoardÂ
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Poppy Nash
Managing Editor,
Future
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Tom Parry
Content Producer,
TTG Media
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Eve Pullen
Digital Campaign Manager,
Total Politics
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Shak Ebrahimjee
Consultant,
FT Strategies
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Lian Brooks
Senior Audience Development Manager,
Condé Nast
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Aneesa Sandhu
Client Director – Beauty,
Hearst UK
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Curtis Moldrich
Digital Editor,
Bauer Media
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Charity Woodruff
Head of Content,
Faversham House
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Rosie Fitzgerald
Specialist Features Managing Editor,
Wanderlust Travel Media
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Alex Laybourne
Head of Marketing – Subscriptions & Live Events,
Haymarket Media Group
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Olivia Abbott
Events & Project Executive,
New Scientist
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Oliver Barsby
Audience Development Manager,
Immediate
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Alex Bharadwaj
Content Development Specialist,
BMJ Group
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Lucy England
Senior Account Manager,
William Reed
The Next Gen Board Mentors
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Lisa Smosarski
Chair of PPA Next Gen Board
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Stuart Forrest
Global SEO Director,
Bauer Media
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Sophie Eke
Chief Marketing Officer,
Arc
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Adrian Newton
Commercial and Events Director,
New Scientist
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Jackie Scully
Executive Director,
Think Publishing
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Amrit Baidwan
General Manager, Digital Publishing UK,
Bauer Media
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Sophie Griffiths
Editor-in-Chief,
TTG Media