Experienced and committed
Grist was launched in 2000 by Andrew Rogerson and Mark Wellings – experienced and committed publishing professionals with proven track-records at The Economist and Financial Times.
Combining entrepreneurialism with a passion for business publishing, Grist has attracted a team of like-minded individuals with similar pedigrees, dedicated to achieving clients’ business objectives. Our researchers and writers are subject specialists. Our creative team are specialists in effective business design. And our clients are leaders in their fields too.
The management team includes:
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Andrew Rogerson
Commercial director
Andrew has almost 20 years’ general management and marketing experience. Prior to co-founding Grist he worked at the Economist Intelligence Unit where he spent five years in New York as marketing director with responsibility for branding, direct marketing and PR. As general manager of Pyramid, a newly acquired research company, he was responsible for repositioning a 50-person international division for dramatic new online opportunities.
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Mark Wellings
Publisher
Mark Wellings is our publishing director. He has produced hundreds of highly-successful and innovative business magazines, books, reports, and websites with leading international publishers over the last 20 years. Prior to co-founding Grist he was director of custom publishing for the Economist Intelligence Unit in New York, publisher for Financial Times Newsletters and Management Reports in Hong Kong and senior commissioning editor for Thomson Learning in London.
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Andrew Beswick
Art director
Andy Beswick is our art director. Andy has been responsible for the creative direction, visual identity, design, launch, branding and ongoing evolution of countless successful magazines, including FT’s How to spend it magazine.
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Kent Height
Video producer
Kent Height is our video producer. He has 15 years’ experience creating print and online campaigns, latterly specialising in video production for organisations including ACE European Group, BSI British Standards, DAC Beachcroft, Jardine Lloyd Thompson and Thompson Snell & Passmore.
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Mike Barrett
Head of digital
Mike has over 12 years experience in designing, building and delivering on-line publishing systems. With real world experience in on-line product development, Mike provides advice on all aspects of web publishing including content strategy, architecture, design, search, ad serving and user generated content. At CNET (now CBS Interactive), Mike’s team created some of the most sophisticated publishing sites on the web including cnet.co.uk, silicon.com and the award winning ZDNet.co.uk.
