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ITV PLC18 January 2008 18 January 2008 Change in Directorate On 18 January 2008 John Ormerod was appointed a non-executive director of ITVplc. During his career he has been an advisor to companies in the TMT sectorand his other current directorships include Computacenter plc, Misys plc andGemalto NV. He will join the Audit Committee of the Board where his extensive experience ofAudit Committee work both as a professional (in senior partnership roles atDeloitte & Touche and Arthur Andersen) and now as a non-executive director willcontribute significantly to that Committee's work. We announced in August 2007, that John McGrath would step down from the Board atthe end of the year, and he retired from the Board on 17 January 2008. JohnMcGrath had been a non-executive director of ITV and Chairman of the AuditCommittee of the Board since the formation of ITV plc in early 2004 and hadpreviously been a non-executive director of Carlton Communications plc. Michael Grade, Executive Chairman, said: "We are delighted to welcome John Ormerod to the Board of ITV. He is anexperienced Audit Committee member and importantly for ITV he also combinesknowledge and experience of the media and technology sectors, from both hisprevious roles in the accountancy profession and his current directorships. Welook forward to his input into our Board discussions. "On behalf of the Board I would like to thank John McGrath for his significantcontribution to ITV, through the merger process in 2003 and as a director andChairman of our Audit Committee over the last three years. Mike Clasper has nowtaken over as our Audit Committee Chairman." ITV confirms that no disclosure is necessary in respect of John Ormerod asrequired by Listing Rule 9.6.13 other than to note the directorships listedbelow. For further information please contact: ITV plc Tel: 0844 8818000 Mark Gallagher - Group Director of Corporate Affairs Jim Godfrey - Director of Corporate Affairs Tulchan Communications Group Tel: 020 7353 4200 Andrew Grant Susanna Voyle Website: www.itv.com, investor information: www.itvplc.com Editors' notes: John Ormerod, aged 58, is a chartered accountant. After reading physics atOxford University he joined Arthur Andersen and became UK Managing Partnerbefore negotiating a transaction between Andersen and Deloitte & Touche in 2002. Since retiring from Deloitte & Touche in 2004 he has accepted a number ofnon-executive roles and is currently: Computacenter plc Non-executive director and Chairman of Audit Committee since 2007Misys plc Senior Independent Director and Chairman of Audit Committee since 2005Gemalto NV Non-executive director and Chairman of Audit Committee since 2006 He is a trustee of The Roundhouse Trust and the Design Museum. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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