Martin brings several decades of experience at the top level of publishing in the business and professional fields. A multiple award-winner, Martin counts editorships, directorships and publishing roles among his career highlights. Clients call him “intelligent, focused and enormously supportive”.

An expert business journalist, Ben holds a raft of experience as editor of membership magazines for large professional bodies, having been the multiple award-winning editor for several business periodicals. He is a seasoned podcast and live event host, writer and ghostwriter. Ben serves as editor-at-large of Dialogue.

Alec scans the book publishing horizon for cutting-edge thinking with a potential to appeal to a broader audience. A strong team player with a keen eye for commercial opportunities, he is instrumental in bringing new authors into the LID family.

Teya holds a first-class degree in journalism from Coventry University. She has strong skills in digital marketing, social media and content creation. At LID, Teya implements effective PR and digital marketing campaigns to engage the audience of each book and raise the profile of LID authors.

Caroline is an experienced art director in the publishing industry with over a decade of experience having worked in London and Hong Kong. She leads design projects from initial conception to market delivery, is skilled in magazine book design, branding, art direction, advertising and illustration.

Monica focuses on bringing to LID new publishing projects from Asia and managing translation rights in the region. She has a long history of working in publishing (including bilingual business digest magazine Master60, Sunbright Publishing Co Taiwan and Kogan Page). She holds a Masters in Publishing from City University, London. Monica is fluent in English and Mandarin.