our team
Senior Management
John Lewis
- Founder and chairman. 35 years’ experience in B2B publishing. Likes rugby, cricket and food. Has been known to play saxophone.
Simon Lewis
- Managing director, chartered accountant and experienced B2B publishing professional. Likes rugby union (Leicester Tigers) and cricket (whoever is playing Australia).
Liz Lewis
- Director. Spent 33 years working in education before escaping to publishing. Likes theatre, singing, holidays, knitting and being a Granny.
Selina Lewis
- Accounts Manager. Spent 15 years working as a lawyer before moving to LBM’s Accounts Department. Enjoys spending time with her family, meals out and holidays in the sun.
Operations Staff
Allan Norbury
- Production editor. A journalist and former sports editor with 18 years’ experience, covering everything from village fetes to FA Cup giant killings, before a move into B2B publishing prior to joining Lewis Business Media in 2016. Can be found on the golf course or pounding the streets of Uckfield on my latest training run!
Amy Clark
- Accounts manager. Works for LBM part time alongside independent work as a Social Worker. Enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing netball and the occasional holiday.
Kay O’Brien
- Office and administration manager. Central contact point for the business. Likes going to the theatre, reading and walking.
Zaneta Bealing
- Events Manager. Zaneta has over 10 years' experience making B2B events look effortless (spoiler: it’s not). When she’s not turning spreadsheets into successful events, you’ll find her hiking off the beaten path, chasing adventure holidays, in the front row of a theatre, or time-traveling through historic novels.
Callum Daly
- Events and Production. I have A-levels in Physics, Computer Science and Philosophy and volunteer at local schools, working in the fields of STEM with robotics and engineering specialisms. In my off time I will be found tinkering, painting or going on woodland walks. Favourite element is Silver (Ag)
Natalie Rumian
- Event Marketing Assistant. Developed a strong interest in marketing, social media and content, and is pursuing it as a career after studying business. Enjoys travel, photography, listening to music, and spending time with family and friends.
Nyall McCurrach
- Digital Manager. 10 years experience in email and web development for the publishing sector. Enjoys playing video games, trying new foods and sharing a bottle of wine with friends.
Design Team
Sarah Crowhurst
- Art editor. Sarah is constantly waving her magic design wand and powering through the next magazine issue, all the while drinking tea and listening to 6 Music radio.
Sales
Emma Sharp
- Group sales director - Professions. Emma has more than 20 years’ experience in national press, consumer magazines, B2B publishing and events. When she’s not being a mum taxi, she enjoys cross fit, holidays in France and drinking wine!
David Hall
- Sales Manager - Pest Magazine, Retail Destination & The Job Crowd. With over 20 years experience in the pest industry, a PhD in rats and before that, a conservation biologist! Outside of work David enjoys running, cheese, wine and spending time with his family. Favourite elements: Ti (Titanium) and Ir (Iridium).
Paul Hepburn
- Sales Manager - PBW News. With over two decades media experience around the world, Paul's speciality is in B2B publishing where he excels in connecting businesses to audiences seeking their products and services. A champion chess player, he also fancies himself as a movie trivia buff and delights in being tested about 80s movies!
Victoria Challis
- Senior account manager - Hospitality Interiors. Victoria has over 15 years' experience in the media and advertising industry and enjoys playing netball, spending time with friends and family and drinking wine!
Stephanie Chan
- Sales & Marketing Manager - ReNews. With over 12 years’ experience in the advertising industry, Steph became immersed in the renewable energy sector when joining reNEWS in 2017. Outside of work, Steph enjoys travelling and exploring new places but above all, loves spending time with her little girl.
Ben Webb
- Subscription Manager - reNEWS. Ben joined in 2020 after swapping the motor industry for renewables, and as well as advertising sales, looks after reNEWS' subscribers. Enjoys playing music, watching Arsenal FC, and aspires to be an average golfer one day.
Sam Horscroft
- Sales & Marketing Manager - Furniture News. Publishing has been my working life.. and I love it! With more than 39 years in the advertising trade across consumer and predominantly B2B, I love attending the trade shows and meeting my clients, old and new. I spend far too much on plants and at garden centers, furniture to 'shabby chic' or 'pile up in the garage', according to my long suffering husband, holidays, Thai food, wine and gin!
Editorial Staff
Simon King
- Editor - Over The Counter. Simon has more than 20 years’ experience in B2B publishing. When not slumped over his PC, Simon is a keen follower of sport, supporting Manchester United, and is at his absolute happiest watching most sport in glorious UHD, with something cold to drink by his side.
Sally Rush
- Sub-editor. Sally enjoys live music and photography, and would like to find a cure for apostrophe misuse.
Tracy West
- Consultant editor. 30 years in B2B media; time flies when you're having fun. Loves chocolate. Hates cheese.
Stephen Dunne
- Editor of leading renewable energy publication reNEWS. Stephen has been covering the worlds of offshore and onshore wind for a decade, one half of a 20-year career as a news journalist.
Sian Crampsie
- European onshore wind editor. A journalist with more than 25 years in energy reporting. Enjoys playing hockey and walking the dog around the local countryside.
Paul Stephen
- Offshore wind editor. A journalist with 15 years’ experience in b2b and b2c reporting, covering sport, clean energy and transport prior to joining reNEWS in 2023. Can occasionally be found in the gym or at lower league football grounds watching Cambridge United FC.
Vicky Doe
- Editor. Spent 15 years in Primary Education before a career change to journalism. Enjoys swimming, reading, creative writing and spending time with family at home and abroad.
Andrew Fawthrop
- News Editor and resident northerner at reNEWS. NCTJ-qualified journalist. Has been writing about the global energy industry since 2019 with a focus on renewables since 2022. Runs on black coffee.
Paul Farley
- Editor-in-chief - Furniture News. Paul has worked in furniture trade media since 2006. After hours, he enjoys playing five-a-side football (badly), guitar (well), and parenting (let’s just see how they turn out).
Michael Lee-Murphy
- Reporter- reNEWS. Michael Lee-Murphy is an Irish-born, US-raised, and Quebec-schooled reporter. He lives in Belfast.