Penny Ladkin-Brand
Penny joined Taylor & Francis in July 2024 from Future PLC, a leading digital media platform for specialist content, where she served as Chief Financial & Strategy Officer. Throughout her career, she has been dedicated to organizations that develop digital, print, and live content to engage, inspire, and empower specialist communities. As a tenacious leader and innovative thinker, Penny understands that leading a trusted knowledge brand requires balancing visionary goals with the diverse needs of stakeholders. She thrives on fostering connections and driving progress through the power of knowledge exchange. Before Future PLC, Penny was Commercial Director at Auto Trader UK, where she led commercial strategy to generate sustainable revenue growth. Penny serves as Non-Executive Director at AutoScout24 and served as Non-Executive Chair at Next 15 Group plc until July 2026.
About Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis, a division of Informa plc, is a global academic publisher fostering human progress through knowledge. It publishes over 2,700 cross-disciplinary journals and one of the world's largest eBook collections spanning science, technology, engineering, medicine, humanities and social sciences. Serving academics, authors, librarians, and institutions, it also offers open research and corporate content solutions across numerous disciplines.
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