Paul Stott, Managing Director
Paul has worked in senior finance positions in a number of large organisations including Enterprise Oil plc and the Royal Dutch Shell Group of Companies. In 1994 he moved to Madrid as Finance and HR Director of Shell España. In 2000 he moved back to the UK to set up the Media Generation Group. He was a non-executive Director of Spearhead Exhibitions between 1986 and 1995.

David Stott, Chairman
David has substantial publishing experience culminating in the position of Deputy Managing Director of Morgan-Grampian. He founded Spearhead Exhibitions Limited in 1969 and developed the company into a major and highly regarded force in the international business-to-business exhibition sector, prior to its eventual sale. David was a council member of the Association of Exhibition Organisers.

Judith Patten: Consultant to the Board/All-Energy brand champion
Judith has nearly 35 years experience of the exhibition and conference industry through her association with Spearhead Exhibitions, both as member of staff and as a contractor, and has promoted major shows worldwide. She has an extensive press and PR background and proven organisational and sales ability. Judith has been running her own PR consultancy JPPR since 1969; current clients include a global trade association, a professional institute, several engineering companies and a metocean company, all with direct links to the marine/oil and
gas/renewable energy sectors and exhibition organisers with similar interests.

Ian Harper: Conference Director
Ian graduated from Lancaster University and has extensive publishing, editorial and communications experience gained with Reed, Morgan-Grampian, EMAP and the Financial Times group. He was news editor of Financial Adviser from 1988 to 1990 and personal finance editor of The Scotsman from 1990 to 1994. From 1994 to 2000 was in charge of public relations at CGU Life. Ian joined Media Generation in 2000.

Mark Beaumont: Business Development Director
A graduate of University of Natal, South Africa, Mark formed IFA Events Ltd in 1991, organising touring financial services events throughout the UK and a number of successful franchising exhibitions in Glasgow, Cardiff and Dubai. Latterly he has worked for ITE and Spearhead Exhibitions and has organised events in several overseas locations including Azerbaijan and Greece. Mark joined Media Generation in 2000.

Brian Beecher: Non-executive Director
Brian was a main board director of Morgan-Grampian with responsibility for consumer magazine, local newspaper and business-to-business publishing. He worked in the US for three years as the company’s President. On return to the UK in 1978 he was Managing Director of all Morgan-Grampian’s operating companies before starting his own successful company, Techpress Publishing Limited. He has been a member of the American Business Press and the Periodical Publishers Association, and a Director of the Audit Bureau of Circulation.