Informa plc has confirmed two key additions to the Informa Executive Leadership Team, adding further strength both in the management of Brands and Intellectual Property and in the Leadership of Academic Markets business. Penny Ladkin-Brand appointed Chief Executive of Taylor & Francis: Penny Ladkin-Brand joins the Informa Leadership Team as the Chief Executive of Taylor & Francis. She brings considerable growth-oriented leadership experience in specialist publishing, digital acceleration and the development of online platforms. Penny is currently Chief Financial and Strategy Officer at Future plc, having previously been Commercial Director at Autotrader Plc.

Penny joined Future, a print-led specialist media business in 2015 and partnered with the CEO to grow the business tenfold into a specialist media platform through a combination of organic and inorganic growth. Penny is also Chair of Next 15 Group Plc, the data-driven growth consultancy. Jill Dougan appointed Group Chief Marketing Officer: Jill Dougan joins the Informa Leadership Team in the newly created role of Group Chief Marketing Officer.

She brings over 30 years' experience in Sales, Marketing, Customer Insights, Data Insights and Brand, both in B2B and B2C companies, latterly through a number of senior roles at Centrica plc. As the Group continues to expand internationally, the effective management of First Party Data, Brands and Intellectual Property is becoming increasingly important in unlocking new revenue opportunities. This is illustrated by today's Partnership and Access Agreement (Intellectual Property) and similarly through recent expansion in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Brands) and the TechTarget combination (First Party Data).

Jill will focus on creating further value from Informa's First Party Data, Brands and Intellectual Property.