Magazines have always been part of my life.

From The Beano to Private Eye, via Your Spectrum, Loaded, Autosport, Word, Neon, Empire, Total Film and MotorSport, they have always been a window on to my passions.

And now I get to put them together, and to figure out how we can keep that window open, no matter how a reader wants to engage with us.

The last 30 years of our industry were fun but the next 30 are exciting – as long as people have passions, we’ll be there to give them that little extra piece of insight and knowledge.

James Hewes | Publishing director, Gulf News Magazines and Gulf News Publishing, UAE