James Bromley
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James Bromley was the founder of Fire Radio, a UK-based dance music radio station in 1999 and a small student mobile phone sales enterprise. Following the sale of Fire Radio to Guardian Media Group
in 2001 Bromley left the business.
Between 2001 & 2008 Bromley joined AutoTrader.co.uk, the UK's dominant car classified service, initially as Business Development Director but also in a variety of roles across a number of businesses owned by
Trader Media Group
.
The business changed hands between BC Partners
, Guardian Media Group and finally Apax Partners
during Bromley's tenure at the company.
Bromley spent 4 years racing Caterham 7 cars between 2001 and 2005, winning the Roadsport B and Roadsport A British Championships before retiring after a series of serious accidents.
In 2008 Bromley become Managing Director of Mail Online
, the online presence of The Daily Mail
, a London based newspaper, owned by Associated Newspapers
, which is turn is part of DMGT. A move to enter the US market in 2010 as well as adoption of many e-reading
devices and a focus upon getting content indexed by Google has enabled Bromley to push the "free content" agenda. MailOnline is now the UK's largest online newspaper with 44mil unique visitors each month.
In 2009 Bromley was asked to join the board of the UK Association of
Online Publishers and also joined BIMA, the British Interactive Media Association as a Director.
Guardian Media Group
Guardian Media Group plc is a company of the United Kingdom owning various mass media operations including The Guardian and The Observer. The Group is owned by the Scott Trust. It was founded as the Manchester Guardian Ltd in 1907 when C. P. Scott bought the Manchester Guardian from the estate of...
in 2001 Bromley left the business.
Between 2001 & 2008 Bromley joined AutoTrader.co.uk, the UK's dominant car classified service, initially as Business Development Director but also in a variety of roles across a number of businesses owned by
Trader Media Group
Trader Media Group
Trader Media Group is a British-based publishing company, specialising in classified display advertising. It is owned by Guardian Media Group and Apax Partners ....
.
The business changed hands between BC Partners
BC Partners
BC Partners is a private equity firm specialising in buyouts and acquisitions financing in Europe and the United States. The firm invests across all industries...
, Guardian Media Group and finally Apax Partners
Apax Partners
Apax Partners LLP is a global private equity and venture capital firm, headquartered in London. The company also operates out of eight other offices in New York, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Tel-Aviv, Madrid, Stockholm, Milan and Munich. The firm, including its various predecessors, have raised...
during Bromley's tenure at the company.
Bromley spent 4 years racing Caterham 7 cars between 2001 and 2005, winning the Roadsport B and Roadsport A British Championships before retiring after a series of serious accidents.
In 2008 Bromley become Managing Director of Mail Online
Mail Online
Mail Online is the name of the website of the Daily Mail, a newspaper in the United Kingdom. It contains almost all the stories from the Daily Mail and includes a large archive of main stories...
, the online presence of The Daily Mail
Daily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
, a London based newspaper, owned by Associated Newspapers
Associated Newspapers
Associated Newspapers is a large national newspaper publisher in the UK, which is a subsidiary of the Daily Mail and General Trust. The group was established in 1905 and is currently based at Northcliffe House in Kensington...
, which is turn is part of DMGT. A move to enter the US market in 2010 as well as adoption of many e-reading
devices and a focus upon getting content indexed by Google has enabled Bromley to push the "free content" agenda. MailOnline is now the UK's largest online newspaper with 44mil unique visitors each month.
In 2009 Bromley was asked to join the board of the UK Association of
Online Publishers and also joined BIMA, the British Interactive Media Association as a Director.
External links
- Caterham Racing http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/news/default.asp?storyId=9216
- Bromley returns to racing 2005 http://www.msportuk.com/news/2005/q2/20050610_caterham_bromley.php
- Paywalls http://www.nma.co.uk/news/paywall-publishers-abandon-old-audience-measures/3011725.article
- ABCe debate http://www.mad.co.uk/Main/News/Articlex/130a7243a5214f5b84b2466675d42bf9/ABCE-in-talks-to-provide-daily-online-newspaper-user-numbers.html