Boat International Media has become part of Informa Group’s portfolio of specialist media brands. Boat International and its subsidiaries including International Boating Industry and Dockwalk will retain their brands and editorial independence.
Stewart Campbell will remain as editor-in-chief and Boat International will keep Toby Moore as chief executive and Tony Euden as chief operating officer. John Paton will stay as chair of the board.
“We are excited to start working with Informa,” Moore said in a statement. “We share a vision and enormous optimism about Boat International Media’s future, which will benefit from Informa’s experience and investment in specialist media brands and platforms.
In addition to its publications, BIM operates boatinternational.com, ibinews.com and dockwalk.com. The company owns the data provider Boat Pro and organizes events ranging from the World Superyacht Awards and the Superyacht Design Festival.
