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Polly Curtis appointed Managing Director of…

17 June 2020: PA Media Group, the news and information business, has appointed Polly Curtis as Managing Director of its flagship brand, PA Media (PA), the national news agency for the UK and Ireland.   Polly will be responsible for the strategic and commercial development of the Group’s core news agency, ensuring that PA continues […]

Polly Curtis

PA Media Group appoints Lord Carter…

London, 11 June 2020: PA Media Group, the news and information business and parent company of PA Media, has appointed Lord Carter CBE to its board as a non-executive director. Stephen Carter is the Group Chief Executive of Informa plc, a leading business intelligence, academic publishing, knowledge and events company. He has held senior executive […]

Stephen Carter

Emily Shelley appointed Managing Director of…

18 February 2020: Emily Shelley has been appointed Managing Director of Alamy, the global stock imagery business. Her appointment follows PA Media Group’s acquisition of Alamy earlier this month. Emily replaces James West, co-founder of Alamy, who stepped down from his role as Chief Executive following the sale to take a consultancy position with the […]

Emily Shelley

PA Media Group acquires Alamy, the…

11 February 2020: PA Media Group, the UK-based news and information business, has acquired Alamy, a leading supplier of stock imagery. Founded 20 years ago, Alamy has one of the world’s most diverse creative and editorial stock imagery collections, comprising almost 200 million photographs, vectors and 360-degree panoramic images. The business has close to 100,000 […]

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