17th September 2007: The Newspaper Licensing Agency has announced today the
appointment of David Pugh as Managing Director. He will join the organisation later this
month, with a remit to develop the scope of the core licensing operation and to continue the
expansion into digital services following the success of NLA eClips. This appointment follows
former Managing Director Martin Stevenson’s, move to Racing UK.

David Pugh has joined from the poster advertising industry, latterly as Chief Executive of
Titan Outdoor Advertising. He is a former Chief Executive of Mills & Allen and Chairman of
the Outdoor Advertising Association. He was previously the Marketing Director of the
Telegraph group, where he launched telegraph.co.uk.

“I am joining the NLA at a very exciting point in its evolution,” he commented. “The licensing
operation has advanced rapidly in the 10 years since its launch, providing a comprehensive
newspaper copyright licensing service for clients. The new eClips service which is now used
by over 90% of media monitoring clients is an exciting development for the industry and will
provide a platform for innovation and growth in the next few years.”

Commenting on the move, Dominic Young, Chairman of the NLA and Editorial Services
Director at News International said: “The NLA is delighted to welcome David Pugh to the team
at this exciting stage in the company’s development. David’s publishing and advertising
expertise together with, his customer focus will take the business forward in a digital age.

A PDF of this announcement may be found here.