Following a 29-year career with Image magazines, owner/publisher Stan Kilpin has announced his retirement.
“It’s been a long, eventful and very satisfying time in which I have met and enjoyed the company of so many industry people and who’s friendship I will long remember”, said Stan. He continued, “From the era of screenprinting with our first magazine, Australasian ScreenPrinter through to the current wide format signage market and our current magazines Digital Image, Textile Image, Sign Gear NZ and the Image Sign Price Guide plus the online publications Image Online Classifieds and Image Online News, I think I have almost seen it all as the industry has progressed. The early days saw us venture in to trade exhibitions with ImageExpo and the industry awards events Australasian Screen Print Awards.
“I could not and did not do it alone and I am so grateful for all the encouragement and support received over the years in achieving this:” continued Stan.
Now it’s time for a renewal and to take the business to the next level which will be ably achieved by the new owners Image Publications with Janet Maitland as publisher.
Janet has been involved with Image Magazine over the past 2 years through the joint venture with Sign Price Cruncher.
Image Magazine and Sign Gear provide a good fit with her strong corporate Sales and Marketing background. Janet is a highly experienced business leader with over 20 years’ experience as a senior level executive and management consultant in a wide range of industries across Australia, Asia and the USA. She has broad ranging business and industry exposure gained from working within major multinational corporations and SMEs.
When it comes to our advertising partners Janet has extensive experience in new product development, marketing and delivering sales results gained through her experience as National Sales and Marketing manager Carrier Corporation, General Manager Sleepmaker Bedding among others.
“I have experience with the sign industry and this combined with extensive sales and marketing experience, I am looking forward to creating and building connections as the publisher of the industry’s leading publications in Image and Sign Gear”, said Janet.
It will be business as usual with the highly experienced editorial and technology team as we build on the strong foundation of Image and Sign Gear. The future is bright and with the new resources available readers and advertisers can be assured of new innovations as the business moves forward into the future.
Stan Kilpin will remain with the business to assist with the handover for the coming months and all contact details remain the same.
