Iain Masterton Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Thanks Alamy Now I can pay the bills next month 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Findlay Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Iain, Have you been given any explanation or apology? Findlay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Masterton Posted August 2, 2021 Author Share Posted August 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, Findlay said: Iain, Have you been given any explanation or apology? Findlay Don't need an apology but maybe Alamy could put the "storage fee" conspiracy theory to bed...? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 I'm back in the black too, Iain. I think I might have a sip of something. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 4 hours ago, Iain Masterton said: Thanks Alamy Now I can pay the bills next month provided they didn't run the monthly payout while amounts were negative, and delay it until the September run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Glad to hear that things are back to "normal." But wha' happened exactly? Why did "storage fees" suddenly appear out of the blue? "Enquiring minds want to know." (please) 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 (edited) My guess is that the new Board is thinking about how hard it can push and how quickly. It will quite likely want to make a large distance between the old 'photographers' friend' model towards an explicitly crowd-sourcing one ASAP. And in the process of making the new wine grapes get crushed. Most of us are all withering anyway!😁 I hadn't realised that James West was no longer on the Board. And I didn't know the name of the new CEO until I looked on Companies House. How many of you know who it is? Edited August 2, 2021 by geogphotos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 (edited) 33 minutes ago, geogphotos said: And I didn't know the name of the new CEO until I looked on Companies House. How many of you know who it is? I see directors and secretary, but not CEO. A whole day without explanation now. Wonder how the emails will be answered. Edited August 2, 2021 by spacecadet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 MARSHALL, Clive Paul Correspondence address The Point, 37, North Wharf Road, Paddington, London, England, W2 1AF Role ACTIVE Director Date of birth March 1958 Appointed on 6 February 2020 Nationality British Country of residence England Occupation Chief Executive Officer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 (edited) Oh right. Forgot the reading part. No, never heard of him. But he's sure a lot of chief executives all at once. Old news: https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/clive-marshall-appointed-new-pa-group-chief-executive/ Edited August 2, 2021 by spacecadet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 It's all here on Companies House. https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03807789/officers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 (edited) Our CEO is a very active Board director https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/jZGSm4O9hnq38Rc7KaLlSpzi0Fg/appointments Edited August 2, 2021 by geogphotos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Chapman Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 5 minutes ago, geogphotos said: Our CEO is a very active Board director https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/jZGSm4O9hnq38Rc7KaLlSpzi0Fg/appointments His time must get spread pretty thinly.... Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 19 minutes ago, M.Chapman said: His time must get spread pretty thinly.... Mark Our future in his hands...😶 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nodvandigtid Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 3 hours ago, geogphotos said: I hadn't realised that James West was no longer on the Board. And I didn't know the name of the new CEO until I looked on Companies House. How many of you know who it is? I quoted both facts on several previous posts. Bit like stock photography - some research can prove useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 10 hours ago, Nodvandigtid said: I quoted both facts on several previous posts. Bit like stock photography - some research can prove useful. Yes, thanks for the information. I assume that he stayed on the Board for the first year following the PA takeover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alamy Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 When moving over to a new internal system, some older dormant code was mistakenly reinstated (many, many years ago we had some commission models with storage fees). This was quickly spotted, fixed and any fees were refunded. In total this affected no more than 160 contributors. Apologies to any of you who were left confused by this. Best, James A Head of Content 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 (edited) Merely "dormant" then. Hmm. Edited August 3, 2021 by spacecadet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nodvandigtid Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 2 hours ago, geogphotos said: Yes, thanks for the information. I assume that he stayed on the Board for the first year following the PA takeover. Cheers geogphotos - when the acquisition went through it was announced that James West would be staying on as a director. (I can't remember if a year or was stated) Directors staying on would be a fairly common practice I would imagine until the new owners become acquainted with the business. Once they do that then the director will leave/may leave or remain because he/she adds value to the board/business. "M&A" (Mergers and acquisitions) bring different outlooks, strategies and cultures together which then permeate down the business and we now see changes coming through PA/Alamy. Time and history will tell how the ship fares in the global stock world...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alamy Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 1 hour ago, spacecadet said: Merely "dormant" then. Hmm. Really no need to take things out of context in this way. Old code, mistakenly reused, quickly removed and corrected. Again, we're sorry for the confusion this has caused. James A 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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