Roberts, who has 30 years' experience in the publishing industry, has worked on numerous newspaper and magazine projects across EMEA and in the Americas.

These include the franchise launch of Elle magazine in Bulgaria, the implementation of a revised editorial workflow for the Dogan Medya Group in Turkey, and helping Guatemalan newspaper Prense Libre to become the first Central American publisher to attain membership of IFRA's quality club.

Norbert Ohl, chief operating officer at ppi Media, which was acquired earlier this year by Evers-Frank and Bertsch Innovation Group, said: "With Ian Roberts we have found a representative for ppi Media who complements and adds to our experience of the media industry."