IAG Members | Magazines At Retail

Over 36 years of industry experience
Held Executive/Management positions at Conde Nast, CMG and Coast to Coast for 30 of those years
Launched and managed the growth of such successful publications as Vanity Fair, Conde Nast Traveler, ZOOMER & Inside Fitness into the Canadian marketplace
2013 recipient of Newsstand Marketer of the Year from CMC and Magazines Canada
2002 recipient of Conde Nast Excellence Award for Newsstand Marketing & Circulation
Post-secondary education in the areas of Business Administration, Marketing and Psychology

Manages CMG’s wholesale/logistics and retail marketing teams in the United States. He is responsible for the implementation of title specific marketing plans for Hearst, Bauer, American Media, Condé Nast, and many other brand recognizable client publishers.
In his previous role at CMG as Vice President, Client Services, Gillen held executive responsibility for all newsstand marketing and distribution efforts undertaken on behalf of the company’s associate publisher clients.
While under his management, CMG’s client marketing team grew annual retail sales dollars each year, while signing and retaining some of the most coveted client business in the industry.
His leadership continues to play an increasingly pivotal role in the company’s overall success.
Mike holds a B.S. in Marketing from West Chester University.

A member of the industry for nearly 25 years, Tom is passionate about bringing great content to consumers.
He currently oversees a360media’s SIPs portfolio, while maintaining a focus on retail and wholesale relationships.
Joined the industry at Wenner Media, working on the launch of Us Weekly magazine, and after a six-year stint on the newsstand team, was named General Manager of fledgling book imprint, Wenner Books in 2006.
Held senior sales positions at Source Interlink Media, Time Inc Retail, Time Inc Books, and Meredith Corp.
Featured speaker at the 2018 MPA IMAG conference, presenting with Barnes & Noble on the topic of Effective Retailer & Publisher Collaboration.
Holds a B.A. in Communications from Fairfield University and an MBA from UConn.

- A member of the industry for over 18 years and previously in Retail Management for over 12 years.
- Enhanced customer engagement in field and with Head Office Category Management.
- National Account Manager: Indigo, Paradies Lagardere, Rexall, Metro, Michaels & Longo’s.
- Senior District Manager: Toronto, GTA and Southwestern Ontario
- Recent win: 2022 Personal Achievers Award for the Jim Patterson Group.

A member of TNG for over 15 years
Currently manages all aspects of Category Management for both books and magazines for accelerate360 retailers
Prior to TNG ran an Indigo/Chapters large format book store

Over 25 years of industry experience, 19 years as Director with the TNG team
Has extensive distribution knowledge and works very closely with the publishing community.
Has opened and closed agencies and depots.
Helped in the implementation of the HS picking system
Previously worked for a Greater Vancouver Periodicals, a joint venture formed by Newswest, Metro News and Monahan agencies.
Previously worked for a law firm and holds a Legal Secretary certificate.

- Chris is an accomplished professional with over 25 years’ experience in member, client and vendor relations.
- A keen strategist, communicator, and analyst that strives to exceed business objectives.
- She has a reputation for incorporating innovative ideas while managing projects to delivery and solving challenges.