Gough (pictured) will be responsible for Future’s Digital Design portfolio, including .Net, Creativebloq, 3D World and the Computer Arts brand.
Gough has had a successful career spanning 24 years at Centaur, where he rose to be Group Publisher of Creative Review and Design Week. Gough left last year to set up a specialist consultancy for the Creative and Design industries.
Gough will report to Group Publishing Director – Technology & Entertainment, Nial Ferguson.
Declan Gough says: “I am delighted to be joining Future at such an exciting time, and I am really looking forward to helping to continue the development of the digital design portfolio.”
Nial Ferguson says: “I am very excited about this appointment, as Declan's publishing experience and market knowledge will allow us to accelerate the development of the ambitious plans we have for this portfolio.”