ANTWERP (1 October 2024) – The Europe Division of the International News Media Association (INMA) today announced new appointments to its Board of Directors, including a new executive committee.

Appointed to the division board’s Executive Committee are:

• President: Eimear Moran, Chief Operating Officer, The Irish Times, Ireland
• First Vice-President: Marc Isler, Chief Revenue Officer, Tamedia, Switzerland
• Second Vice-President: Lina Hedenström, Chief Executive Officer, NTM, Sweden
• Petteri Putkiranta, president of news and feature at Sanoma Media in Finland, has served as the Europe Division’s Board the past two years and will serve on the board as immediate past president for the next two years.

Three new Board members are:

• Director for Norway: Trine Eilertsen, Publisher, Aftenposten, Norway
• Director for Austria: Isabel Russ, Editor in Chief, Vorarlberger Nachrichten/Managing Director, Russmedia, Austria
• Director for Estonia: Silver Soomre, Chief Executive Officer, Postimees Grupp, Estonia

Elected to new terms were:

• Troels Jørgensen, Digital Director at Politiken, JP/Politikens Hus, Denmark
• Emmanuel Naert, Subscription Director, Euractiv, Mediahuis, Belgium

The INMA Europe Division Board manages the association's European activities, including training and development and membership services.

Board members are appointed to three-year terms, and national directors are rotated amongst INMA corporate member companies within each European state to maximise diversity in the Board amongst the larger INMA community. Executive committee members serve two-year terms.

For a full list of the INMA Europe Division Board, Click here.

About International News Media Association (INMA)

The International News Media Association (INMA) is a global community of market-leading news media companies reinventing how they engage audiences and grow revenue in a multiplatform environment. The INMA community consists of nearly 22,000 members at 1,000+ news media companies in 90+ countries, representing tens of thousands of news brands. INMA is the news media industry’s foremost ideas-sharing network with members connected via conferences, reports, Webinars, virtual meetings, awards competitions, and an unparalleled archive of best practices.

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