He will work on ALI alongside his other major position as Senior Business Editor of The Moodie Davitt Report, the world’s number one travel retail title, which was acquired by Mark Allen Group last year.
Mark has worked for the leading travel retail title for the past seven years, primarily covering airport retail, food & beverage and other aviation-related business stories.
His previous roles include News & Features Editor for UK Ministry of Defence title Defence Contracts Bulletin and many years as Managing Editor of the British Chamber of Commerce’s Global Trader, Worldwide Export and Learning & Skills guides. He was also Launch Editor of the title Global Airports for Ten Alps plc.
His career in specialist business-to-business publishing stretches to over 30 years.
Mark’s brief for ALI is to introduce new interview and news content in both written and video format, as well as to develop the publication’s profile on LinkedIn, where he has over 25,000 personal followers.
ALI is part of Mark Allen Group’s GHI Group aviation publications stable, which also includes Ground Handling International and Ramp Equipment News.
Mark will report to GHI Group Publisher Marc Young and work alongside ALI Deputy Editor James Muir.
Mark commented: “I’m excited to be joining the Air Logistics International team at what is a pivotal time for the fast-expanding air cargo sector. I plan to bring forward some of the ideas, style of content and LinkedIn know-how which have helped The Moodie Davitt Report to build on its status as the number one travel retail title, with a strong reputation for media innovation.”
Marc said: “We are delighted to welcome Mark on board at Air Logistics International and can already see he is going to make a great impact. He comes highly recommended from The Moodie Davitt Report, where he is well-respected and credited with playing a major role in building the publication’s LinkedIn footprint and reputation as the go-to content source in its field.
“Mark’s appointment demonstrates the company’s commitment to this important aviation subject and I believe he will help us make ALI the market-leading brand in this space.”
Contact Mark at mark@airlogisticsinternational.com for meetings at air cargo Europe in Munich (June 2-5), and relevant editorial enquiries.