Enders Analysis Research Leader Steps Down

In the UK, creative industries research and consulting company Enders Analysis has announced that Dr. Alice Enders, its research leader for the last twenty years, is stepping down from the role.

Founded in 1997, Enders Analysis provides a subscription service providing research, analysis and associated specialist expertise covering 'the main actors and technologies in the evolution of B2C consumption' in major global markets (principally the USA, UK, France, Italy and Germany). The firm says more than 160 companies and 'all relevant regulators and industry trade bodies' subscribe to its research, which is provided by a team of 30 economists and financial, business and systems analysts. The latter are frequently quoted by / interviewed for the Financial Times, Economist, the BBC and other high profile media outlets, and the company also supports a wide range of charities in the UK.

Alice Enders is a former senior economist at the World Trade Organisation and was professor of economics at York University, Canada. Her work for Enders Analysis focused on global recorded music market developments, licensing and B2B media, as well as the disruptive effect of the Internet on traditional publishing models and the opportunity for Internet-delivered content.

Celebrating her 'extraordinary accomplishments' on LinkedIn, the company said she was taking 'a hugely well-deserved long break' and stated: 'After 20 years as the company's - and, arguably, one of the creative industry's outstanding thought leaders, we honour her achievements in a huge variety of research and other activities, including philanthropy.

'In particular, Alice's work on the economic backdrop for media and advertising, and her understanding and insights regarding the regulatory and policy framework around broadcasting, the BBC, media, copyright and the creative industries, has been exceptional. Alice has also pioneered our own exceptional regular research into the causalities of gender pay inequality; obesity; and poverty'.

Founder Claire Enders, CBE, and CEO Douglas McCabe remain with the company, which is online at www.endersanalysis.com .