Unite the Union trade union officer Louisa Bull, DMG group production director Julia Palmer-Poucher and Paragon CC’s site director for Dagenham and Manchester David Phillips were all unveiled as new additions to the board.

Bull heads Unite’s graphical, paper, media and IT sector, having been an industrial officer for the past 20 years. She has worked in print since leaving school, having spent a number of years in the Daily Telegraph newsroom.

She said: “I have worked in the printing industry all my life and have always been passionate about lifelong learning.

“I am looking forward to helping the charity in its aims of encouraging new talent into the sector and championing upskilling as we continue to embrace technological change and innovation.”

Palmer-Poucher has worked at the Daily Mail Group for the past 24 years, with roles in circulation and production ahead of taking up her current post, through which she manages and leads the logistics division for the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday titles.

Phillips is a relatively recent inductee into the sector, having joined the planning department at K2 in 2006, before ending up at Paragon following a string of acquisitions. He is involved in Paragon’s apprentice academy and intern programmes.

As the Printing Charity continues its focus on bringing fresh blood to the print and publishing sectors, it confirmed on 11 March that it would renew its financial support for the NCTJ Journalism Diversity Fund which has, since 2017, helped 123 prospective journalists to train through bursaries.