Management team

Stewart Baines

Stewart Baines is a director of Futurity Media. He’s been writing about technology for 15 years, including editing industry magazines Connect and Communications International. In 2002 he co-founded Futurity Media with Anthony Plewes. Stewart’s focus in Futurity Media is in emerging technologies and future gazing. (@stewartbaines)

Anthony Plewes

Anthony Plewes is a director of Futurity Media. After finishing studying Computer Science, he decided that he preferred writing about it. His 15-year writing career has taken him to Hong Kong and London where he has edited and written for IT and electronics publications. In 2002 he co-founded Futurity Media where he continues to write about a range of IT and communications topics. (@anthonyplewes)

Writers

Danny Bradbury

Canada-based Danny Bradbury is an experienced IT journalist, regularly contributing to The Guardian, Financial Times, The National Post, Backbone, Silicon.com and Greenbang. He is also editor of several computer security newsletters and magazines including Infosecurity Magazine US

Paul Golden

Paul Golden is an experienced mobile communications writer. He has written for Communications Today, Global Wireless, Cellular & Mobile International, Global Telephony, Mobile Communications, Telecom Markets, Wireless Europe, Carriers World and Fibre Systems. His work has also appeared in Wall Street Journal Europe, The Irish Times and The Sunday Business Post.

Simon Marshall

US-based Simon Marshall is a veteran journalist and public relations practitioner. In a 10 year journalistic career, Simon has worked for leading ICT publications Total Telecom, Communications News and Connect Magazine. Simon also has 6 years senior PR experience as Account Director at MiLiberty, working on high profile accounts like Qualcomm and Telcordia.

Jessica Twentyman

Jessica Twentyman is a business writer whose work has appeared in some of the UK’s leading publications, including the Financial Times, Sunday Telegraph, Director, Computer Weekly and Information Age. She has been writing about the technology sector since 1995 with a focus on how organizations deploying IT to overcome real-life business problems.

Partners

Phil Dwyer, Brand X PR

Phil Dwyer has more than 12 years’ experience in business-to-business and technology PR – both in-house and with agencies – and understands what it takes to develop and deliver successful communications campaigns. Throughout his career, he has worked with many of the major names in technology, including BT, IBM, Citrix, Marconi and Orange, as well as managing international PR programmes for Nadaq and Xerox. Before co-founding Brand X PR, Phil was communications manager at Motorola’s infrastructure division in EMEA.

Chris Holder, Brand X PR

Chris Holder has more than a decade of experience in developing and delivering PR programmes for clients from start-ups through to international blue-chip companies, as well as writing for a range of trade titles. His experience includes campaigns for BT Retail, CA, EDS, Hitachi Data Systems, Orange and Xerox, as well as work with the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) and Children with Aids Charity (CWAC). Before co-founding Brand X PR, Chris led on the BT Business and BT UK Regions accounts.