Book printer makes digital archive the central pillar of investment strategy

摘要

Tony Chard boldly led a management buyout, then set about transforming client relationships. Everyone's under the same pressure: do more, for the same or less cost." Tony Chard, chief executive of MPG Books, is a man who clearly thrives on pressure. In July 2006, together with business partner and sales director Andy Simpson, he announced plans to lead a management buyout of the firm. A year later, they finally completed a protracted exit from parent company Martins Printing Group and in the nine months since, the pair have been free to address that one crucial question: how can you do more for less?