About Us
Place North West was founded by journalist Paul Unger in 2007.
In 2009, a controlling stake was acquired by How-Do, a business-to-business publishing and events company.
The board of Place North West is made up of the following directors:
Nick Jaspan: director and chairman
Nick is a serial media entrepreneur whose track record includes North West Business Insider, J4B, and How-Do.
Paul Unger: director and company secretary
Paul is a former business editor of the Liverpool Daily Post. He went freelance in 2002 and contributed to Property Week, Regeneration & Renewal, Financial Times, and Architects' Journal among others.
Ben Waterhouse: director
Ben is publishing director of How-Do and previously held senior commercial positions at publishing companies including Insider Media.
Mike Unger: director
Mike is a former editor of the Liverpool Daily Post, Liverpool Echo and Manchester Evening News. He was a board member of the Guardian Media Group for 14 years.
David Houghton: non-executive director
David is director of corporate finance at law firm Brabners Chaffe Street, based in Liverpool and Manchester.




