MSL’s team has a long and varied background in Newsprint and Media IT. With highly specialised technicians, programmers and database experts, MSL has always sought to employ - or work in association with - highly qualified, specialist practitioners with in-depth industry knowledge.

The Board of MSL also benefits from an external Chairman with a broad ranging experience at Director level in publicly quoted corporations.

John Matthews - Non Executive Chairman

John trained as a Chartered Accountant and then entered the world of merchant banking with Rothschilds and then County NatWest.  He is now Chairman of Regus and Crest Nicholson and on the boards at SDL and Rotork, all large FT 250 quoted companies.

 

 

Ian Bennett - Managing Director

Ian founded Media Systems in 1993 and has managed the business since.  Prior to this he worked for IBM in a senior management position before leaving and founding DPS Typecraft in 1985.

 

 

Paul Driscoll - Development Director

Paul worked for Express Newspapers for many years in a series of software development position before moving into systems.  He became Group I.T. Controller and joined Media Systems in 2001.

 

 

Jim Carter - Head of Systems

Jim has spent all of his working life in publishing.  Working in Systems at Essex County Newspapers he became I.T. Manager before leaving in 1997 to join MSL.

 

 

 

Duncan Smith - Head of Applications

Duncan has spent all of his working life in publishing working through print into production and finishing heading up production at Essex County Newspapers. He joined Media Systems in 1993.

 

 

Christine Eyles - Operations Manager

Chris has spent most of her working life in newspapers or marketing.  She joined United Newspaper Regional and worked in many sales related roles finishing as Sales Controller. She joined MSL in 1993 as Operations Manager.

 

 

Andy Jones - Head of Sales

Andy joined The Independent Group on leaving university. He worked in a number of roles in production and systems and worked for some time on the MSL software installed there. He joined MSL in 2003 as an Applications Specialist and became Head of Sales in July 2006.