Stephen Oram

Biography

Stephen Oram (appointed in 2009) worked for 28 years at director level in the regional and national newspaper industry and as a Chief Executive of daily, weekly and free regional newspapers. He was Director of the Newspaper Publishers Association for ten years. Currently he is Director of the London Press Club, non-executive Chairman of a national newspaper advertising consumer protection scheme, National Secretary of the Western Front Association and a trustee of a professional association of psychoanalysts. Stephen is also a member of the specialist communications panel and the newspaper panel.

Register of interests

  • Director, London Press Club
  • Non-Executive Chairman, SHOPS (National Newspaper Advertising Consumer Protection Scheme)
  • National Secretary, Western Front Association
  • Chairman, OPUS (Organisation for Promoting Understanding of Society) Ltd
  • Chief Executive, Newspaper Publishers Association (until 2007)
  • Livery Committee, The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers (until 2009)
  • Member of Reform Club
  • Member of Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Member of Wiener Library
  • Friends of the Imperial War Museum
  • Friends of the Estorick Colection
  • Member National Trust
  • Trustee, OPUS (Organisation for Promoting Understanding of Society) Ltd (until 2009)
  • Trustee and Housing Committee, Printers’ Charitable Corporation Ltd (until 2009)
  • Trustee, National Printing Heritage Trust Ltd (until 2009)
  • Director, Audit Bureau of Circulations Ltd (until 2007)
  • Director, Press Standards Board of Finance Ltd (until 2006)
  • Director, Advertising Standards Board of Finance Ltd (until 2007)
  • Committee of Directors and Chairman of Sports Media Rights Working Group: World Association of Newspapers (until 2007)
  • Executive Committee and Council: Advertising Association (until 2007)