FESPA CEO, Neil Felton has been award the 2025 Ally Award by Girls Who Print
Neil Felton has been awarded with the 2025 Girls Who Print Ally Award for his leadership of the FESPA Foundation, an initiative that was launch earlier this year to demonstrate ‘Print For Good’.
The Foundation motivates exhibiting companies at its exhibitions to produce printed educational resources for schools across South Africa and other underserved communities.
The Ally Award recognises Mr Felton for leveraging the power of print to create a positive impact and safer learning environments in underserved communities.
Neil Felton, CEO of FESPA, said: “I’m truly honoured to receive the 2025 Girls Who Print Ally Award. We were delighted to initiate a partnership with Deborah Corn this year, and to us, this is just the beginning.
“Girls Who Print is a truly inspirational organisation and we look forward to seeing what is in store for our relationship in the future. This is more than just an award, it’s global recognition for the FESPA Foundation and I am proud to be accepting this on behalf of everyone who has supported us on our journey.”
Deborah Corn, executive director of Girls Who Print, added: “Our mission to support women in print throughout their careers will continue in 2026. The ARC and Print University strengthen this mission by expanding our access to experts, education, skill building, mentorship, and professional development.
“Membership and sponsorship contributions are essential to powering our mission, expanding our offerings, and strengthening our global community. We deeply appreciate the companies that support our work and look forward to welcoming many more in the coming year.”
In other FESPA news, FESPA’s 19th president was sworn into office in May 2025 at the FESPA Global Print Expo, Image Reports spoke to him about his first six months in the role.
