Simon Butler
Simon was a director of Robert Maxwell’s Pergamon Press Group, headed its local authority division and as author, publisher or director has been involved in numerous public and private sector publishing projects. He holds several directorships in Arts related organisations, co-founded the annual Delamore Charity Arts Exhibition and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 2006. He works with a substantial list of leading contemporary artists such as Michael Morgan, Alan Cotton, David Weston, Ray Balkwill and Robert Jones as well as publishing a number of best selling art history titles. Simon is married with three grown up children and lives on Dartmoor.

Julian Davidson
Julian is also a director in the new media, management consultancy and public relations sectors and has advised numerous companies as a high growth business advisor for the Department of Trade & Industry. He read Economic History at Durham University and has held high profile political and senior public positions including public authority chairmanships and served as a major pension fund trustee. He heads the team responsible for Halstar's sales, marketing and promotion at the Halsgrove Group's distribution facility in Wellington, Somerset. Married with one son, Julian lives on the Blackdown Hills in Devon.

Steven Pugsley
Steven has served on a series of public bodies, notably as Chairman of the English National Parks, Exmoor National Park and of the national lobby group SPARSE. He read History at the University of Exeter, has acted as a senior political consultant and advisor and is a director of a number of not for profit companies. His extensive Arts related publishing includes highly successful works on established names such as Edward Wesson, John Yardley, David Bellamy, Trevor Chamberlain and Lionel Aggett as well as a considerable number of titles promoting more regionally orientated artists. Steven is married with three young children and lives on Exmoor.