28th Feb 2008 07:01
ITV PLC28 February 2008 28 February 2008 Directorate change ITV consolidates management team line-up The Board of ITV plc today announced that Michael Grade has agreed to stay inpost as Executive Chairman until the end of 2010, one year longer than hisoriginal three-year term. Sir James Crosby, ITV plc's senior independent director, said: "It was theunanimous view of ITV's independent non executive directors that it would be inthe best interests of the company and its shareholders to ask Michael to extendhis time as Executive Chairman. This will deliver continuity and give the newexecutive team the opportunity to execute ITV's turnaround plan, restoring thecompany to growth and leading up to the CEO succession process." Mr Grade's contractual terms, which are subject to one year's notice, remainunchanged, with his executive terms simply extended by one year. The Board of ITV plc also announced that Dawn Airey, Managing Director - GlobalContent and Rupert Howell, Managing Director - ITV Brand and Commercial, havebeen appointed to join John Cresswell, Chief Operating Officer, as executivedirectors on the main board with immediate effect. The Board has also agreed to split the roles of COO and Group Finance Director -currently held by John Cresswell - who will now commence recruitment of a GroupFinance Director. This new appointment will also report to John Cresswell. ITV plc also announced today that Peter Fincham has been appointed ITV's newDirector of Television. He succeeds Simon Shaps, who has headed ITV's channelsdivision since 2005. Peter Fincham, who was controller of BBC1 between March2005 and October 2007, will take up his new post at ITV in the spring. ENDS ITV plcTel: 084488 18000 Press queriesMark Gallagher - Director of Group Corporate AffairsJim Godfrey - Director of Corporate AffairsTel: 084488 18434 Investor queriesJames Tibbitts - Company Secretary Christy Swords - Director of Investor RelationsTel: 084488 15651 Pippa Strong - Head of Investor RelationsTel: 084488 14767 Tulchan Communications GroupTel: 020 7353 4200Andrew GrantSusanna Voyle Notes to Editors: Dawn Airey Dawn Airey began her broadcasting career as a management trainee for Central TVin 1985. In 1989 she became Director of Programme Planning at Central and wasappointed to the Central broadcasting board. In 1993 she moved to the ITVNetwork Centre as Controller of Children's and Daytime Programmes and in 1994moved to Channel 4 to become Controller of Arts and Entertainment. In 1996 shewas appointed Director of Programmes for Channel Five and was promoted to ChiefExecutive in 2000. In 2003 she was appointed Managing Director Sky Networks andwas responsible for all Sky wholly owned channels (excluding sport). In 2006she was made Managing Director Channels and Services with responsibility for allthird party channels, joint ventures and networked media. She was a director ofIostar plc from 12 February 2007 to 16 April 2007. Iostar plc entered creditorsvoluntary liquidation on 25 May 2007. She is a director of Easyjet plc,appointed on 6 April 2004. She joined ITV in October 2007 as Managing Director,ITV Global Content. Dawn Airey was born in Lancashire in 1960 and was educated at Kelly College andGirton College, Cambridge. Rupert Howell Rupert Howell enjoyed a successful career in the advertising industry havingfounded and led Campaign's "Agency of the 90s" Howell Henry Chaldecott Lury.This was sold to Chime Communications plc in 1997, where he became CEO.Latterly, he was President and Regional Director EMEA & Chairman UK and IrelandGroup of McCann Erickson, the world's largest advertising agency. He wasPresident of the IPA (Institute of Practitioners in Advertising) in 2000/2001and of the EACA (European Association of Communications Agencies) in 2006/2007.He is a director of The Advertising Association, appointed on 5 December 2007.He joined ITV in November 2007 as Managing Director, ITV Brand and Commercial. Rupert was born in Hereford in 1957 and was educated at Wellington College andWarwick University. ITV confirms that no disclosure is necessary in respect of Dawn Airey and RupertHowell as required by Listing Rule 9.6.13, other than as disclosed above. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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