Mike Danson
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Mike Danson is a UK-based businessman. He founded Datamonitor, an online information company in 1987. He led it from his front room, through its listing on the London Stock Exchange
to its sale to Informa for £502m in 2007.
He now splits his time between his media and philanthropy interests.
He is currently heading GlobalData, GBI research and global markets direct.
Through his Progressive Digital Media he owns a number of media companies ranging from magazines such as the New Statesman
and Press Gazette
to a number of online properties.
The Danson Foundation is a registered charity and was set up in 2007 and it focuses on education.
London Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in the City of London within the United Kingdom. , the Exchange had a market capitalisation of US$3.7495 trillion, making it the fourth-largest stock exchange in the world by this measurement...
to its sale to Informa for £502m in 2007.
He now splits his time between his media and philanthropy interests.
He is currently heading GlobalData, GBI research and global markets direct.
Through his Progressive Digital Media he owns a number of media companies ranging from magazines such as the New Statesman
New Statesman
New Statesman is a British centre-left political and cultural magazine published weekly in London. Founded in 1913, and connected with leading members of the Fabian Society, the magazine reached a circulation peak in the late 1960s....
and Press Gazette
Press Gazette
Press Gazette, formerly known as UK Press Gazette , is a British media trade magazine dedicated to journalism and the press. It was first published in 1965, and currently has a circulation of about 2,500, although it had enjoyed higher circulations earlier in its history...
to a number of online properties.
The Danson Foundation is a registered charity and was set up in 2007 and it focuses on education.