Appointed: 1 Jun 2022
Committee: Remuneration, Nominations
Key skills and experience: Andrew is an experienced chair who has spent his career in a range of consumer-facing sectors. He began his career at Unilever in a variety of branding and marketing roles before joining Cadbury Schweppes where he held senior international roles over a 14-year tenure. From 2005-2011, he was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) where he created value by leveraging the power of its brands alongside executing a programme of significant transformational and cultural change. He then served as CEO for Fitness First, where he was instrumental in successfully repositioning the business and brand. Andrew served as a Non-executive Director of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) from 2012, where he was appointed Chair from 2016 until 2021. Andrew was appointed to the Board of Kingfisher plc in June 2017 where he served as Chair before stepping down in 2024. Andrew received a CBE for services to the RFU in the 2022 New Year’s Honours List.
Current external appointments: Chair, Johnson Matthey plc.
Appointed: 8 Jan 2018
Key skills and experience: Carolyn has led ITV plc's significant transformation in the competitive digital media landscape since joining in 2018, successfully evolving it from a linear organisation to a strong linear and digital media, entertainment, and global production business. Previously, as CEO of easyJet (2010-2017), she led a turnaround focused on customer service and affordability, resulting in a quadrupling of the share price. From 2006 to 2010, Carolyn was CEO of the Guardian Media Group, where she established the investment trust that secured the Guardian's financial and editorial independence. She was CEO of Guardian Newspapers Ltd from 2002, and launched Guardian Unlimited, one of the first digital news services. In 2024, Carolyn joined the Board of the Royal Ballet & Opera as a Trustee and serves on its Finance and Commercial Committee. She is also a Non-executive Director (NED) of Bridgepoint plc and President of The Marketing Society. Her prior NED roles include Burberry plc, Tesco plc, Lloyds Bank plc, and New Look Group plc. She also served as a Trustee of the Royal Academy for 8 years and chaired their Corporate Advisory Board. Carolyn was awarded a DBE in 2016 for services to the aviation industry and an OBE in 2008 for services to women in business. She was named Veuve Clicquot Businesswoman of the Year in 2008 and has received business leadership awards from the Evening Standard, City AM, and Management Today.
Current external appointments: Non-Executive Director, Bridgepoint Group plc; Trustee of Royal Opera and Ballet.
Appointed: 21 Feb 2019
Key skills and experience: Chris has a strong media background, holding senior management positions over a 17-year career at EMI. Chris’ experience in executing and driving strategy has played a key role in ITV’s digital acceleration into Phase Two of the More Than TV strategy ensuring ITV’s transformation into a successful digitally led media and entertainment company, as well as driving a rationalisation and cost savings initiative. As the business continued to evolve, he took on the broader role of Chief Operating Officer and Chief Finance Officer in December 2021. He was previously Chief Financial Officer of Micro Focus International plc, ARM Holdings plc and easyJet plc, where he spent five years and was voted FTSE 100 CFO in 2015. He was a Non-executive Director at Whitbread plc and Great Ormond Street Hospital Trust before stepping down from both roles in 2025.
Current external appointments: Non-executive Director of Tesco plc; Trustee of the EMI Group Archive Trust.
Appointed: 2 Oct 2023
Committee: Audit and Risk
Key skill and experience: Dawn has extensive financial, commercial and international experience having held global roles in large scale businesses across consumer-related sector. She joined Tate & Lyle PLC in 2022 as Chief Financial Officer where she was heavily involved in developing the global strategy, digital capabilities and processes. She stepped down from this position in 2024 to take up the role as Chief Financial Officer at Haleon PLC. Prior to this she was Global CFO & VP, Global Transformation at Mars where, during a 25-year career, she held a number of key senior financial roles in Europe and the US including Global Divisional CFO, Food, Drinks and Multi Sales and Regional CFO Wrigley Americas.
Current external appointments: Chief Financial Officer, Haleon plc.
Appointed: 11 Oct 2018
Committee: Nominations and Remuneration
Key skills and experience: Edward brings to the Board a wide range of City experience and invaluable insight into the understanding of stock markets and investor expectations. He started his career at Schroders as an investment analyst before moving to Electra Investment Trust where he was a fund manager. He then joined Jupiter Fund Management plc in 1994 as a UK fund manager and Chief Investment Officer (1999 – 2010) before becoming the Group Chief Executive and then Vice Chairman before stepping down in 2021. He was previously a Non-executive Director and Senior Independent Director at Land Securities Group plc before stepping down from this role in 2024.
Current external appointments: Trustee, The Esmee Fairbairn Foundation; Chairman, Netwealth Investments Ltd.
Appointed: 18 Jul 2022
Key skills and experience: Gidon has extensive digital and streaming services experience, along with in-depth knowledge of tech product and platform businesses having been responsible for the transformation of Now TV in the UK and the development and highly successful launch of Peacock. He joined Roku in 2022 as Senior Vice President of Consumer before stepping down in April 2025. Prior to joining Roku he was President of Direct to Consumer for NBCU, launching Peacock in the U.S. Before moving to the U.S, Gidon led Sky’s streaming service 'Now' for 6 years, having previously launched Virgin Media’s VOD service. He holds a BA/MA from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in International Relations from The London School of Economics and Political Science.
Current external appointments: N/A
Appointed: 1 May 2020
Committee: Audit and Risk, Nominations
Key skills and experience: Graham has extensive technical and digital experience, with a focus on user-centric product design and scalable technology platforms. He is the Founder and CEO of Brava Finance, a stablecoin portfolio management technology company building institutional-grade infrastructure for digital credit and programmable capital markets. He previously founded Qubit, a leading provider of e-commerce personalisation technology, which served global enterprise retailers. Prior to founding Qubit, he spent five years at Google, where his most recent role was leading Google’s global strategy for conversion rate optimisation, driving significant commercial impact across major clients. Graham has been working with web technology since 1995, designing and building products using emerging technologies.
Current external appointments: Non-Executive Director, RWS Holdings PLC
Appointed: 7 Jan 2019
Key skills and experience: Kyla joined ITV as General Counsel and Company Secretary and member of the Management Board in 2019. She has responsibility for legal, company secretariat, compliance and regulatory matters across the ITV Group. Prior to joining ITV, Kyla held senior legal positions in the media, entertainment, strategic outsourcing and aviation sectors. She was General Counsel and Company Secretary at easyJet plc and Mitie Group plc; Global General Counsel of EMI Music; and Group Legal Director at ITV plc and Granada Media. Kyla is currently Chair of Independent Television News (ITN) and is also a Non-executive Director on the Board of Northern Ballet.
Appointed: 31 Oct 2017
Committee: Audit and Risk, Nominations
Key skills and experience: Margaret has extensive experience in financial accounting, corporate finance, strategic and corporate planning having served as a Managing Partner of Deloitte LLP and Chief Financial Officer of BAA plc and Trinity Mirror plc. Margaret also held Non-executive Director and Audit Committee positions with Standard Chartered plc and Whitbread plc and was an external member of the Audit and Risk Committee of the John Lewis Partnership. Margaret’s skills and experience give her substantial insight into the Company’s reporting and risk management processes.
Current external appointments: Non-executive Director of International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A.; Senior Independent Director of ConvaTec Group plc.
Appointed: 1 Sep 2023
Committee: Audit and Risk, Remuneration
Key skill and experience: Marjorie has extensive brand, content and audience strategy experience having spent 20 years as a senior executive in the global media industry at Discovery (now Warner Bros Discovery) where she oversaw dramatic growth at multiple major networks in the US, building new franchises and unlocking revenue opportunities across platforms and then was responsible for strategy, coordination and execution of the International Division’s global content activities across the portfolio worldwide. She has substantial experience in both the US and Europe with a track record as a change agent, transforming and growing global brands and businesses, and building vibrant organisations. She served as a Non-executive Director at ProSieben where she stepped down in April 2024.
Current external appointments: Non-executive Director of ARTDAI; Senior Executive Mentor, Meryck & Co.
Appointed: 10 Dec 2020
Committee: Remuneration, Nominations
Key skills and experience: Sharmila has strong public sector, commercial, government and non-profit experience across a wide range of sectors, including utilities, financial services, media, global health and medical research. Earlier in her career, she held the post of Chief Operating Officer at BBC Future Media & Technology, where she managed the business functions of bbc.co.uk, including the launch of iPlayer. Sharmila studied medicine at the University of Oxford, is a chartered accountant and was made an OBE in 2014 for services to medical research.
Current external appointments: Non-executive Director of Severn Trent plc; Non-executive Director of Halma plc; and Chairman of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
Appointed: 13 May 2025
Committee: Audit and Risk
Key skills and experience: Helen is a highly accomplished British executive with a distinguished career spanning diverse sectors, including retail, financial services, and business services. She has over 30 years of experience of working in public and private equity backed businesses and has extensive, recent and relevant financial experience including serving as the Chief Financial Officer of ASOS plc (2015-2018). She has also held executive level roles at Lloyds Banking Group, Barclays, and Asda Group, demonstrating her expertise in driving financial performance and strategic initiatives. Prior to those roles she built a strong foundation in finance at companies such as British Steel, British Aerospace and Granada Media Group.
Current external appointments: Non-Executive Director, Entain plc.
