Our Board

 
Nicholas Ferguson CBE

Nicholas Ferguson CBE

Chairman and Non-Executive Director

Extensive experience in leadership roles in the finance sector. Co-founder and instrumental in the development of Schroder Ventures the private equity group, which later became Permira, of which he served as Chairman from 1984 to 2001. Nick was most recently Chairman of SVG Capital plc, a publicly quoted private equity group, from April 2005 to November 2012. He has been Chairman of Alta Advisers Limited, an investment advisory firm, since January 2007 and in the not-for-profit sector he was Chairman of the Courtauld Institute of Art for 10 years before he retired in July 2012.

Prior to appointment as Chairman of the Company on 3 April 2012, he served as Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Non-Executive Director.

Appointment date: 15 June 2004
Nationality: British

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Andrew Higginson

Andrew Higginson

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director, Chairman of the Corporate Governance & Nominations Committee

Andrew was appointed Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 3 April 2012. A former Director of Tesco plc having spent 14 years at the company, first as Finance and Strategy Director, and latterly as Chief Executive of their Retailing Services business. His early career was with Unilever, Guinness, Laura Ashley and the Burton Group. He is Chairman of Poundland Limited and N Brown plc and is a Non-Executive Director of Woolworth SA and the Rugby Football Union. He is a member of the 100 Group of Finance Directors.

Appointment date: 1 September 2004
Nationality: British

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Jeremy Darroch

Jeremy Darroch

Chief Executive and Executive Director

Jeremy joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in 2004 and was appointed CEO in December 2007. He has extensive experience in the retailing and fast-moving consumer goods sectors. Prior to joining the Company, he was Group Finance Director of DSG International plc (DSG), formerly Dixons Group plc. Prior to DSG, he spent 12 years at Procter & Gamble in a variety of roles in the UK and Europe. Jeremy is a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Marks and Spencer Group plc. He is a Board Member of the charity Youth Sport Trust and a Council Member of the Council for Industry and Higher Education.

Apointment date: 16 August 2004
Nationality: British

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Chase Carey

Chase Carey

Non-Executive Director

An executive with extensive media and Pay TV experience. Chase is Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of News Corporation since July 2009 and serves on the supervisory board of Sky Deutschland AG. He was formerly President and Chief Executive Officer of DIRECTV, Inc., where he led the operations and strategic direction of the Direct TV Group. Prior to joining DIRECTV, Inc., he was Co-Chief Operating Officer of News Corporation and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Fox Television Group.

Appointment date: 30 January 2013
Nationality: American

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Tracy Clarke

Tracy Clarke

Independent Non-Executive Director

An experienced banking and human resources professional. Tracy is Group Head of People, Compliance, Communications and Culture of Standard Chartered Bank and has spent most of her career in banking roles both in the UK and in Hong Kong. She is a member of the Institute of Financial Services. Tracy was a Non-Executive Director of SC First Bank in Korea from 2005–2007 and also a Non-Executive Director of eaga plc from 2007–2011, where she chaired the Remuneration Committee.

Appointment date: 11 June 2012
Nationality: British

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David F. DeVoe

David F. DeVoe

Non-Executive Director

A finance professional with extensive experience in the media sector. A director of News Corporation and its CFO since October 1990. He has served as Senior Executive Vice President of News
Corporation since January 1996. David has been a Director of NDS Group Limited since October 1996 and was appointed as a Director of Shine Limited on 15 April 2011. He served as a Director of Gemstar-TV Guide from 2001 to 2008 and as a Director of DIRECTV from 2003 to 2008.

Appointment date: 15 December 2004
Nationality: American

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Martin Gilbert

Martin Gilbert

Independent Non-Executive Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee

Experienced finance professional and entrepreneur. Martin is CEO of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, the fund management group that he co-founded in 1983. Named CEO of the Year at the Business Insider/PWC Scotland PLC Awards in 2011, he is a member of the Scottish Government’s Financial Services Advisory Board and the EFAMA President’s Advisory Council. A director of a number of investment trusts and is Chairman of Firstgroup plc, Chairman of the Investment Committee of Chaucer Holdings PLC and Non-Executive Director of Dynmark International Limited.

Appointment date: 29 November 2011
Nationality: British

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Andrew Griffith

Andrew Griffith

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director

Andrew joined the Company in 1999 and held a number of senior finance roles prior to his appointment as CFO in April 2008. Since 2012, in addition to his role as CFO, he has had Executive responsibility for Sky’s commercial businesses, including advertising, data services and broadcasting to licensed premises. Andrew joined the company from Rothschild, the investment banking organisation, where he provided financial and strategic advice to corporate clients in the technology, media and telecommunications sector. He has a degree in law from Nottingham University, is a member of the 100 Group of Finance Directors and the Advisory Board of the Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation.

Appointment date: 7 April 2008
Nationality: British

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Dave Lewis

Dave Lewis

Independent Non-Executive Director

Experienced executive with strong operational expertise. He is President, Personal Care for Unilever plc, where he also sits on the Unilever Leadership Executive. Dave joined Unilever as a graduate trainee in 1987 and has held a variety of senior roles in Europe, South America and Asia, including President for the Americas and Chairman of Unilever UK and Ireland.

Appointment date: 16 November 2012
Nationality: British

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James Murdoch

James Murdoch

Non-Executive Director, Chairman of the Bigger Picture Committee

An experienced media executive and has held a number of senior leadership roles within News Corporation. A Director of the Company since 2003 and has served as Chief Executive from November 2003 until December 2007 and Chairman from December 2007 until April 2012. He is Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Chairman and CEO, International, at News Corporation and is a member of News Corporation’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Between 2000 and 2003, he was Chairman and CEO of Star Group Limited. James was a Non-Executive Director of GlaxoSmithKline plc from May 2009 to May 2012 and Sotheby’s from May 2010 to May 2012.

Appointment date: 13 February 2003
Nationality: American

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Matthieu Pigasse

Matthieu Pigasse

Independent Non-Executive Director

Leading investment banking professional and former civilian administrator of the French Ministry of Economy and Finance. In 2002 he joined investment banking firm Lazard. In 2009 he became Deputy CEO of Lazard in France and Vice President of Lazard in Europe. He is also the owner of the French publishing group, Les Inrockuptibles and a co-controlling shareholder of the leading newspaper publisher Le Monde and the French edition of the Huffington Post. He is a board member of Groupe Lucien Barrière, Derichebourg and Relax News.

Appointment date: 29 November 2011
Nationality: French

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Daniel Rimer

Daniel Rimer

Independent Non-Executive Director, Chairman of the Remuneration Committee

Investment finance professional and entrepreneur with extensive experience of building investment businesses internationally. Specific sector knowledge and skills focus include internet infrastructure software and services, technology, communications, ecommerce, and media business. General Partner of the venture capital firm Index Ventures Management LLP (Index Ventures) and established the firm’s London office. Prior to joining Index Ventures, he was a General Partner of The Barksdale Group. He currently serves on a number of boards including Etsy, Inc., Flipboard, Inc., RightScale Inc., Oanda Corporation, FON Wireless Limited, and Stardoll Inc.

Appointment date: 7 April 2008
Nationality: Swiss

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Arthur Siskind

Arthur Siskind

Non-Executive Director

Highly experienced legal practitioner and member of the Bar of the State of New York since 1962. He has been Senior Advisor to the Chairman of News Corporation since January 2005. Arthur has been an Executive Director of News Corporation since 1991 and was Group General Counsel of News Corporation from March 1991 until December 2004. He was an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Cornell Law School from 2007 to 2009 and was an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center from 2005 to 2007.

Appointment date: 19 November 1991
Nationality: American

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Andrew Sukawaty

Andrew Sukawaty

Independent Non-Executive Director

Andrew is the Executive Chairman of Inmarsat plc, a leading provider of global voice, data and IP communications solutions. He is also Non-Executive Chairman of Ziggo N.V., the Dutch cable company, and has held a number of senior management positions in the telecommunications industry, including Chief Executive and President of Sprint PCS between 1996 and 2000. Andrew was Chairman of Xyratex Ltd until December 2011.

Appointment date: 1 June 2013
Nationality: American

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