Mike Pletch

Mike Pletch is an experienced professional in product design and user experience, currently serving as the Managing Director of Product and UX at The Globe and Mail since June 2004, where previous roles included Director and Manager of Reader Experience. Under Mike Pletch's leadership, The Globe and Mail's creative team has designed award-winning web and mobile products, including the internationally recognized World's Best Designed Website. Prior to this, Mike Pletch worked as a freelance consultant specializing in interaction design and information architecture, contributing to the development of one of North America's first subscription-based newspaper websites. Additional experience includes web design and business consultation for VSO Canada, information architecture for Wheresfrankie, and systems analysis for The Beer Store. Mike Pletch holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Wilfrid Laurier University.