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Smiths News
Leadership team

Mr. Jonathan Michael Bunting (CEO & Exec. Director)

Mr. Paul Martin Baker (CFO & Director)

Mr. Timothy L. Oglesby (Chief Information & Transformation Officer)

Products/ Services
Finance, Logistics, News, Wholesale
Number of Employees
1,000 - 20,000
Headquarters
Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Established
1792
Traded as
LSE:SNWS
Social Media
URL
https://www.corporate.smithsnews.co.uk
Overview
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Summary
History
Mission
Vision
Key Team
Recognition and Award
References
Summary
Smiths News plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the wholesaling of newspapers and magazines in the United Kingdom and internationally. It also supplies inflight entertainment to airlines and travel points; and offers field-based merchandising and marketing, supply chain auditing, and compliance solutions. The company was formerly known as Connect Group PLC and changed its name to Smiths News plc in November 2020. Smiths News plc was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Swindon, the United Kingdom.
History

Smiths News was founded in June 1792 by John Menzies in Edinburgh, and for over 200 years the company has grown and adapted to the changing needs of the newspaper and magazine industry.

Mission
Our mission is to be the most trusted, reliable and professional distribution partner to our customers, with a passion for delivering excellence in all that we do.
Vision
At Smiths News, our vision is to be the future of news and magazine distribution, leading the industry in innovation, service and customer experience.
Key Team

Mr. Stuart Marriner (Gen. Counsel & Company Sec.)

Mr. Stuart Godman (Chief Commercial Officer)

Alissa Davis (Head of Reward)

Mr. Peter Birks (Chief Exec. Officer of Tuffnells)

Recognition and Awards
Smiths News was awarded the prestigious PPA Independent Publisher Wholesaler of the Year Award for 2018. We have also received numerous accolades across our Newspaper Wholesale, Publisher Services, Logistics and Retail divisions.
References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smiths_News

https://in.investing.com/equities/smiths-news-plc

https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/SNWS.L/profile?p=SNWS.L

https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/smiths-news

https://www.corporate.smithsnews.co.uk

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Smiths News
Leadership team

Mr. Jonathan Michael Bunting (CEO & Exec. Director)

Mr. Paul Martin Baker (CFO & Director)

Mr. Timothy L. Oglesby (Chief Information & Transformation Officer)

Products/ Services
Finance, Logistics, News, Wholesale
Number of Employees
1,000 - 20,000
Headquarters
Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Established
1792
Traded as
LSE:SNWS
Social Media
URL
https://www.corporate.smithsnews.co.uk