Investor Relations
2. Directors
Justin Sanders, Aged 35, Chief Executive Officer
Starting his career at the Kuwait Investment Office, Justin Sanders has a financial background working in internal auditing. During the early nineties he joined COMAG Magazine Marketing (the UK¹s largest third party magazine
distributor) where he was responsible for the marketing information provisions for publishers. After four years at COMAG he joined Seymour Distribution Ltd (EMAP PLC and Felix Dennis owned), where he headed up Sales Planning and Business Development during the most successful period in the company's recent history including the merger between USM Distribution Limited and Seymour Distribution Ltd.
In October 2000 Justin joined Odyssey and was appointed to the board in August 2001 as business development director and played an integral part in developing the turnover from £2.3 million in January 2001 to £12 million in January 2007. Justin became CEO of Trojan Publishing in June 2006 after pioneering the initial purchase from the AML Publishing Trust.
Peter Jay, Aged 62, Non-Executive Chairman
Peter is a solicitor and former partner of Beachcroft LLP. He now works as a consultant for Beachcroft LLP and specialises in acting for AIM and PLUS Market companies and in addition works with companies to facilitate their admission to these markets. He has extensive experience of advising both public and private companies and has held a number of directorships including Sportingbet plc (where he was a founding director) and Top Ten Holdings plc. He is currently a director of Deuxmil Marine plc.
Roy Quiddington, Aged 42, Finance Director
After completing his degree, Roy worked initially as an external auditor/ audit manager for Coopers & Lybrand Deloitte. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) in 1990. Roy then worked in the leisure and travel industry for sixteen years, first with a tour operator (as an operational audit manager and financial controller) and then for a cruise company (as finance director). He has also been involved in various consulting assignments. Roy joined Trojan Publishing as Finance Director on 31 October 2007.