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Spratling who will also join Future's UK board was most recently managing director of student radio company Campus Media.

Prior to Campus, Spratling's previous roles include commercial director for music and media group Channelfly, his role at Express Newspapers and for the National Magazine Company, and deputy circulation director for Conde Nast Publications.

A further addition to Future Publishing's UK board is international director Simon Wear. Responsible for magazine export sales and international licensing activities, Wear's promotion to the board underlines the growing importance of international revenues to Future Publishing.

Having started his career in publishing at Future in 1992, Wear has worked across a number of Future's magazines in the capacity of group advertisement sales manager, as commercial manager and as publisher of music technology titles and of the PlayStation portfolio. Wear has been in charge of international licensing for Future since 2000.

Colin Morrison, Future's UK managing director and chief operating officer, said: "Chris Spratling's appointment is key to the development of Future's magazine sales and our relationships with retailers. Future's UK board is also pleased to welcome Simon Wear, who has led the expansion of our international licensing business over the past two years."

Spratling and Wear join Future's UK board of directors next Monday.

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