John Ferguson, former Getty executive, to become CEO at A21

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John Ferguson, former Getty executive, to become CEO at A21

By Chris Ferrone October 11, 2006

The A21 Group, owners of Superstock and ArtSelect, announced today the appointment of John Z. Ferguson to the position of Chief Executive Officer of the company. Mr. Ferguson has also joined A21’s Board of Directors. At the same time, the company announced the appointment of interim president and Chief Operating Officer, Philip Garfinkle to the position of Executive Chairman. Mr. Ferguson served most recently as Senior Vice President of Sales – Americas at Getty Images, after having managed sales at Art.com Getty’s on-line art delivery subsidiary. He left Getty in October of 2005 after seven years with the company.

According to Mr. Ferguson, he plans to continue to pursue growth in both of A21’s main business activities; the stock photo industry under the Superstock brand name, and A21’s own on-line art-delivery service, ArtSelect, which it acquired in May of this year. (The company reports that its gross revenue is currently divided 50/50 between the two sectors.) Ferguson plans to pursue organic growth while keeping an eye out for further acquisitions. “Growth in the stock photo market is far from over,” he says, adding “Our core focus will be on multi-media or interactive media and we’ll be looking for appropriate acquisitions in those areas.”

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