The Printing Charity team

James joined as a Trustee in January 2004. James is Group Publications Director of YM Group. He has worked in the printing industry for over 20 years in various sales and marketing roles.

Pauline was appointed as a Trustee and Honorary Treasurer in 2017. A qualified accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales and a Chartered Internal Auditor with The Chartered Institute of internal Auditors, Pauline began her career at HLB Kidsons (now part of RSM International) before joining Pearson Plc’s Internal Audit team in London in 2005. In 2013 she was appointed Pearson’s Audit Director EMEA and in 2016 joined FT Limited as Internal Audit Director.

Julia was appointed a Trustee in 2015. She has held senior marketing, training and sales roles within the print industry for a period of 30 years. Currently Global HP Program Manager, she was formerly EMEA Marketing Manager and Liaison for Dscoop, HP’s Graphics user group. She worked extensively with the BPIF to establish the organisation’s graduate training programme.

Appointed as a Trustee in 2017, Brett has over 30 years’ print experience, starting as an electrical engineer and progressing to Production Director of West Ferry Printers, running six national newspaper titles and five Sunday titles. He then ran production and operations for Guardian News and Media, and contracts in Ireland and Europe for 11 years.

Raffiq was appointed as a Trustee in September 2014. He has spent most of his working life in the printing industry, joining Multi Packaging Solutions in 1997, and has been the Imperial FOC for his site for over 16 years. He is also the Branch Secretary of the GPM LE19 and a member of the Unite GPM & IT National Committee.

Julia Palmer-Poucher is the Group Production Director of Harmsworth Quays Printing.  Harmsworth Printing is a subsidiary of Daily Mail General Trust, with Harmsworth providing intra-group printing supply services to DMG media, the media operating company within DMGT. During her 24 year career with DMG media, Julia has progressed from Circulation to Senior Production Manager and was appointed to the position of Group Production Director in 2013 with overall responsibility for the printing of all DMG media’s newspapers and magazines, and taking on responsibility for Primary Logistics from 2018.

David began his print journey in 2006 when he joined K2 to work in their planning department. A number of acquisitions then lead him to Paragon Customer Communications, and having progressed to the role of Site Director at Paragon Dagenham he is now responsible for the day-to-day operation of one of the UK’s largest print production facilities. A keen advocate of talent development, David has thrice been a Print Futures Awards judge, and he plays a key role in the Paragon Apprentice Academy and intern programmes.

Andrew joined Communisis in 2014 with initial HR responsibility for 2 divisions, before becoming Group HR Director in 2017.  Communisis were acquired in 2018 by OSG, and Andrew became Chief People Officer for the wider group in the summer of 2020.  He is responsible for all HR activities, ensuring the group can attract, recruit, develop and retain the best people.  Prior to Communisis, Andrew held senior HR roles with Tesco Plc. 

Louisa Bull heads up Unite’s Graphical, Paper, Media, and IT Sector. She was an industrial officer in the Sector and its predecessor unions for the last 20 years. Having worked in the industry since leaving school, she spent several years in The Daily Telegraph’s newsroom.