Founded in 1985, BIMA is the longest standing trade association for the British Interactive Industry, supporting the interactive media sector as a whole, and the commercial development of its members.
BIMA supports individuals and organisations that deliver high quality, creative and innovative, interactive media solutions. It strives to stimulate commercial growth, and acts as an industry liaison with archenemies and government through the provision of knowledge, encouragement and economy; BIMA is a united voice for its members and strives to develop an internationally competitive new media industry in Britain.
Our Mission
Working to support the creative excellence and craftsmanship within digital media.
To represent the many different strands of the interactive media industry and, by support, education and encouragement, to maintain and raise the standards of excellence.
Our aims are to:
- Act as a portal between government, corporates and creative media
- Promote dialogue within the interactive media industry
- Recognise and reward creative excellence within all fields of the industry
- Encourage new creative talent to enter the industry
- Link groups of creatives throughout the UK
- Act on behalf of the industry for its customers
- Seek opportunities for funding to promote the interests of uk new media abroad
- Set up opportunities for training, networking and recruitment
- Set standards in industry; eg, copyright issues, contractual matters, codes of conduct
The BIMA Executive Committee and membership list is made up from key industry players, small and large.
Chair and Vice Chair
CHAIR
Paul Walsh
Co-Founder & CEO
Segala
paulwalsh@segala.com
VICE CHAIR
Margaret Manning
Chief Executive Officer
Reading Room
Margaret@readingroom.com
COMPANY SECRETARY
Janice Cable
Principal Administrator
BIMA
JaniceCable@bima.co.uk
Executive Committee Members
Mirage Islam
Head of Development Programme
BSkyB
mirage.islam@bskyb.com
Julie Lane
Sales & Marketing Director
LBi Ltd
julie.lane@framfab.com
Juliet Blackburn
Head of Digital
AAR
jblackburn@aargroup.co.uk
Dermot O’Mahony
Head of Online Content
T-Mobile
dermot2809@ntlworld.com
Matthew Bagwell
Director
Conchango
matt@signalorange.co.uk
Chris Conlan
Account Director
magneticNorth
ChrisC@magneticN.co.uk
Richard Copping
Managing Director
Isle Interactive Ltd
r.copping@isleinteractive.co.uk
Advisors to the Committee
Hal Robinson
Managing Director
Librios
hal@librios.com
Andy Finney
Managing Director
ATSF
andy@atsf.co.uk
Ann Jamieson
Managing Director
PriceJamieson
annjam@pricejam.com
Liz Citron
Usability Consultant
Citron
liz@citron.uk.com
Regional Advisers
Birmingham and the Midlands
Delia Goldsby
Partner
Freestyle Interactive Ltd
delia.goldsby@fsnm.co.uk
Devon and Cornwall
Jeremy Hurst
Business Director
Slightly Different Ltd
jeremy@slightlydifferent.co.uk
