Colin Morrison CBE is a British publishing executive, who is the chairman, non-executive director and consultant of several media and digital companies in Europe and Asia.
[2] He has been involved in media partnerships and joint ventures with Sony, Microsoft, the BBC, Hearst, Axel Springer, Dennis, The Washington Post, Press Association and Hachette.
[7] After starting his career as a journalist variously in London (Lloyd's List), Dublin (Sunday Press) and New York (Seatrade), he was successively publisher, publishing director and deputy chief executive of Reed Business Information (1979-1991), chair at EMAP Communications (1991-1995), CEO of Australian Consolidated Press (1995-1999), CEO of Axel Springer International (1999-2001), chief operating officer and managing director of Future plc (2001-2003).
In this role, during 2001–1016, Morrison campaigned for government to learn the lessons of the charity's work and what the UK's state and independent boarding schools can do to help transform the life prospects of vulnerable children.
"[17] Guest contributors to Flashes & Flames have included Lord Rothermere, Sir Martin Sorrell, John Ridding, Zillah Byng-Thorne and Arnaud de Puyfontaine.