The Press Association — now known as the "Press Association Group (PA Group)" — is the national news agency of the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1868 by a consortium of provincial newspaper proprietors as a co-operative in order to supply news items from across the country to its members. It is based in London and Howden and has correspondents throughout Britain.
Board of Directors
- Sir Harry Roche (Chairman)
- Paul Potts (CEO and Editor-in-Chief)
- Steven Brown (Managing Director)
- Nick Teunon (Finance Director)
- Chris Buckley (Managing Director, PA Sport)
- Sly Bailey
- Kevin Beatty
- Tim Bowdler
- Alan Crosbie
- Charles Gregson
- Les Hinton
Shareholders
- Daily Mail and General Trust
- News International
- United Business Media plc
- Trinity Mirror plc
- Guardian Media Group
- The Telegraph Group
- Johnston Press
- Archant
- DC Thomson
- Midland News Association
- Thomas Crosbie & Co
