Meet The GBG Team
Introducing the GBG Magazine team. They’re the people that make the magazine happen each month, thanks to a combination of hard work, strong coffee, good luck, and the support and ideas of many people across the islands.
Sue Markham – Director
Sue Markham is the Managing Director of GBG and the driving force behind the magazine. She has been the power behind the title and has led the sales team since she launched the magazine five years ago.
Sue’s passion is to help create a magazine which celebrates all that’s good about Guernsey and for her GBG is all about the people. While she has recently handed over the editorial role she still heads up her own new Charity Matters section which highlights the events and people working tirelessly and often anonymously for others.
Out of hours Sue has become a keep fit fanatic, enjoys daily sessions in the gym and she’s a dab hand at making perfect pasta and pizzas. Sue also loves taking her dogs Inca and Healey for walks and is the person everyone needs on their side in a time of crisis.
Jill Chadwick – Editor
Our newly appointed editor Jill Chadwick brings with her a wealth of national and local media experience. She worked on the news and feature teams of top Fleet Street titles including the Sunday Mirror and Daily Mirror, where she worked as an assistant features editor, Today newspaper, and the Sun. She returned to the island after the birth of her daughter and edited the Globe newspaper before launching a wealth of lifestyle titles across Guernsey and Jersey.
She took a few years out of journalism to work in PR and Marketing for the Healthspan Group, also producing Blue Skies, the inflight magazine for Blue Islands. But her roots were in local lifestyle titles and she was delighted to be approached by Sue Markham MD of GBG to head up the new look magazine being launched in 2012. She shares a passion with Sue Markham in the will to promote good news stories and show what a fantastic difference so many people make to our lives on the island. Jill has a daughter Emily, who is studying at Guildford University and in the little spare time her job allows, enjoys singing with the Guernsey Glees, and cooking for friends
John De Garis – Photography and Design
You might be like us, we know a great photograph when we see one, we just don’t have a clue how they happen.
Well John’s the man with the skills, talent and vision to make it happen time after time after time.
He’s a genius with a camera, he makes our monthly photoshoots sparkle beyond our wildest imagination, and that’s before he even starts work on designing every single page.
What a man!
Sylvia King – Advertising
Every office needs a bubbly positive power horse like Sylvia and she provides sales and administration support to the team at GBG. She has worked in sales for more than 20 years and is the sunny face and voice of GBG. Sylvia is in charge of the yellow pages and is passionate about getting your business out there!
