Mike Pennington

Experience

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  YORKSHIRE POST NEWSPAPERS LIMITED

  Jan 1996 - Mar 2002

  Sales Director/Assistant MD
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  REAL RADIO (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED

  Jan 2002 - Nov 2004

  Managing Director
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  Sheffield Newspapers Limited

  Jun 2005 - Jan 2006

  Sales Director
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  Halifax Courier

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2008

  Managing Director
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  YORKSHIRE POST NEWSPAPERS LIMITED

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2011

  Commercial/ Marketing Director

  Responsible for the growth of Local print & digital revenues, as well as Newspaper sales, marketing and studio teams. Key responsibilities included new revenue streams, stability of newspaper sales, and consolidation within the commercial teams in the Yorkshire region

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  Local World Media

  Jan 2011 - Nov 2015

  Operating responsibility of the Humber and Lincolnshire region, publisher of the Hull Daily Mail, Grimsby and Scunthorpe Telegraph, Lincolnshire Echo and their associated online publishing platforms. Setting planning and delivering the strategic aims of the business to grow local revenues from new and existing markets. Key responsibilities included full P/L control with staff from all disciplines with a view to improving profit through revenue growth and cost reduction, as well as re positioning the Hull Daily Mail within the local community and business leaders. Increased revenues and profit significantly in the first 3 years.

  • Regional Managing Director for Humber & Lincolnshire

    Jan 2013 - Nov 2015

  • Managing Director - Hull Daily Mail

    Jan 2011 - Jan 2013
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  Reach plc

  Nov 2015 - Jan 2019

  Responsible to the CEO for local print, digital and miscellaneous commercial revenues within the Regional Division of Reach Plc. Focus on transforming a traditional print business into a digital first operation, through the talent of our local sales teams along with a clear digital and print product proposition.Business board member for the Humber LEP/Chamber of commerce/Bondholders/Hull BID Responsible for Newcastle & Teesside in addition to the Humber & Lincolnshire region. A key focus on restructure and regional synergies in addition to local print stability and local digital growth.

  • Regional Revenue Director / Regional MD

    Jul 2017 - Jan 2019

  • Regional Managing Director for North East & Humber

    Nov 2015 - Jul 2017
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  Be the Business

  Jan 2020 - Jan 2022

  SME Mentor

  Helping SME business's with guidance and support in areas such as - Revenue growth|Profit improvement|Restructure & digital Transformation||Staff development and succession planning building the best possible teams.

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  York and North Yorkshire Growth Hub

  Jan 2022 - now

  Business Relationship Manager

  Supporting a National programme - Made Smarter, for the York & North Yorkshire Growth Hub. Advising manufacturers & food and drink producers with digital transformation in four key areas - leadership, adoption, innovation, and skills.