Phil Craghill - Commercial Director
Phil started his professional life at Dutch publishing house, VNU, before becoming Assistant Ad Manager at Golf Monthly in 1994. Two year’s later, he succeeded Neil as Advertising Manager, also assuming a similar role at Women and Golf and Rugby World, the world’s biggest selling rugby magazine. Over the next six years, Phil’s role expanded still further, becoming Commercial Manager for all IPC’s sports titles, namely Golf Monthly, Woman and Golf, Rugby World, Shoot and World Soccer and was also made responsible for two acclaimed websites, rugbyworld.com and worldsoccer.com. Phil, who hails from Keswick, Cumbria, left IPC in April, 2002, to team up with former colleagues, Colin and Neil, at GMS. He is a single figure golfer at Mid-Herts Golf Club, played rugby for Hamstead RFC and is a keen supporter of both Leeds United and Carlisle United.