With John Cunningham, WoodWing Europe hired a seasoned publishing expert with extensive experience in the creative and media industry. Leveraging his comprehensive know-how, Cunningham will enable WoodWing to further expand its already strong market position in the UK and Ireland. He will work close to WoodWing´s Solution Partners Media Systems and Evolved Media Solutions, helping them to increase sales of WoodWing´s multi-channel publishing platform Enterprise and the digital asset management solution Elvis DAM. In his new role, Cunningham is also responsible for expanding the partner network of WoodWing in the UK to address multiple vertical markets including retail, tourism, financial, manufacturing, and more.
John brings has more than 25 years of experience in the publishing area. He worked 19 years as Sales Manager Media and Publishing for Adobe Systems Northern Europe, driving the business in the UK, Ireland and the Nordic region.
“I am really excited to be working with such a talented team and to build on my years of experience and knowledge of the creative and publishing industry,” said John Cunningham. “I have always had a passion for helping this industry to face the challenges both now and in the future. WoodWing´s publishing and digital asset management solutions, along with their partner eco system, are best suited to take the industry forward.”
For both multi-channel publishing and digital asset management, WoodWing Software already has a strong footprint in the UK. Many newspapers including Daily Express, Sunday Times, The Economist, The Times and more, as well as magazine publishers such as Dennis Publishing Limited, Reed Business Information, William Reed Business Media, Future Publishing and others rely on WoodWing Enterprise for their mission-critical workflows – some of them leverage the advantages of a combined environment of Enterprise and Elvis DAM, says WoodWing. Well-known users of WoodWing´s Elvis DAM include British Sky Broadcasting, Charterhouse Production, Express Newspapers, Fashion Union, and more.
“Although we are already well established in the UK newspaper and magazine industry, we still see major growth opportunities, including other segments such as marketing and financial communications,” said Jeroen Sonnemans, Managing Director of WoodWing Europe. “John will provide our partners with comprehensive support particularly in the pre-sales phase, and will act as direct contact for publishers, corporations and agencies. This setup will help us to achieve our ambitious goals in the UK market.”
About WoodWing Software
WoodWing says: “WoodWing Software develops and markets a premier, cost-efficient multi-channel publishing system, Enterprise, and the next generation digital asset management system, Elvis DAM. WoodWing’s solutions are aimed at magazine and newspaper publishers, corporate publishers, agencies and marketing departments to reach their goals for quality, economy and time-to-market.”
