Our Board

 
James Murdoch

James Murdoch

Chairman and Non-Executive Director

James Murdoch was appointed as a Director of the Company on 13 February 2003 and as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with effect from 4 November 2003. On 7 December 2007, he was appointed Non-Executive Chairman of the Company having relinquished the role of CEO. James is Executive Chairman and CEO, Europe and Asia, at News Corporation and is a member of News Corporation’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Between May 2000 and November 2003, he was Chairman and CEO of Star. James was appointed a Non-Executive Director of GlaxoSmithKline plc in May 2009.

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Jeremy Darroch

Jeremy Darroch

Chief Executive and Executive Director

Jeremy Darroch was appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and a Director of the Company on 16 August 2004. On 7 December 2007, Jeremy was appointed CEO of the Company and relinquished the role of CFO. Jeremy joined DSG International plc (DSG), formerly Dixons Group plc, in January 2000 as Retail Finance Director, rising to the position of Group Finance Director in February 2002. Prior to DSG, Jeremy spent 12 years at Procter & Gamble in a variety of roles in the UK and Europe. Jeremy is a Non-Executive Director and the Chairman of the Audit Committee of Marks & Spencer Group plc.

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David F. DeVoe

David F. DeVoe

Non-Executive Director

David F. DeVoe was appointed as a Director of the Company on 15 December 1994. David has been a Director of News Corporation and its CFO since October 1990. David has served as Senior Executive Vice President of News Corporation since January 1996. David has been a Director of NDS Group plc (NDS Group) since October 1996.

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David Evans

David Evans

Independent Non-Executive Director

David Evans was appointed as a Director of the Company on 21 September 2001. Since October 2007, David has been Chairman of Tucker Box Entertainment Pty Limited, a television and feature film production company. David was previously President and CEO of Crown Media Holdings, Inc. and its predecessor company, Hallmark Entertainment Networks, from 1 March 1999. Prior to that, David was President and CEO of Tele-Communications International, Inc. from January 1998.

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Nicholas Ferguson

Nicholas Ferguson

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

Nicholas Ferguson was appointed as a Director of the Company on 15 June 2004 and Senior Independent Non-Executive Director on 12 June 2007. Nicholas is Chairman of SVG Capital plc, a publicly quoted private equity group, and was formerly Chairman of Schroder Ventures. Nicholas is also Chairman of the Courtauld Institute of Art and the Institute of Philanthropy.

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Andrew Griffith

Andrew Griffith

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Executive Director

Andrew Griffith was appointed as CFO and a Director of the Company on 7 April 2008. Andrew joined Sky in October 1999 and held a number of finance roles prior to his appointment as CFO. Andrew previously worked at the investment bank Rothschild, where he advised a range of clients in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors. Andrew is a member of the 100 Group of Finance Directors and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and has a degree in law from Nottingham University.

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Andrew Higginson

Andrew Higginson

Independent Non-Executive Director

Andrew Higginson was appointed as a Director of the Company on 1 September 2004. Andrew is Chief Executive of Retailing Services and Group Strategy Director of Tesco plc (Tesco). Andrew was appointed to the Board of Tesco in 1997, having previously been the Group Finance Director of the Burton Group plc. Andrew is a member of the
100 Group of Finance Directors and Chairman of Tesco Personal Finance.

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Allan Leighton

Allan Leighton

Independent Non-Executive Director

Allan Leighton was appointed as a Director of the Company on 15 October 1999. Allan joined ASDA Stores Limited as Group Marketing Director in March 1992 and was appointed CEO in September 1996. In November 1999 he was appointed President and CEO of Wal-Mart Europe. Allan resigned from all of these positions in September 2000. Allan is currently Deputy Chairman of Selfridges & Co Ltd., George Weston Limited and Loblaws Companies Limited. Allan was Chairman of Bhs Limited until January 2008 and Chairman of The Royal Mail Group until March 2009.

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Tom Mockridge

Tom Mockridge

Non-Executive Director

Tom Mockridge was appointed as a Director of the Company on 10 February 2009. Tom is the CEO of Sky Italia and Chief Executive, European Television of News Corporation. Prior to joining Sky Italia, Tom held various roles at Star Group Limited (Star) and was previously CEO of Foxtel, News Corporation’s Pay-TV joint venture with Telstra.

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Jacques Nasser

Jacques Nasser

Independent Non-Executive Director

Jacques Nasser was appointed as a Director of the Company on 8 November 2002. Jacques served as a Member of the Board of Directors, and as President and CEO of Ford Motor Company from 1998 to 2001. Jacques is currently a Partner of One Equity Partners and serves on the Board of BHP Billiton and the International Advisory Board of Allianz A.G. Until January 2008, Jacques served on the Board of Brambles Limited and Quintiles Transnational Corporation. Jacques has received an honorary Doctorate of Technology and graduated in Business from the RMIT University of Melbourne, Australia.

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Gail Rebuck

Dame Gail Rebuck

Independent Non-Executive Director

Dame Gail Rebuck was appointed as a Director of the Company on 8 November 2002. Gail is Chairman and CEO of The Random House Group Limited, one of the UK’s leading trade publishing companies. Gail is a Director of Skillset, a Trustee of the National Literacy Trust, and sits on the Council of the Royal College of Art. Gail was awarded a CBE in the 2000 New Year’s Honours List and was made a Dame in the 2009 Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Gail was also named 2009 Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the Year.

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Daniel Rimer

Daniel Rimer

Independent Non-Executive Director

Daniel Rimer was appointed as a Director of the Company on 7 April 2008. Daniel is a General Partner of the venture capital firm Index Ventures Management Limited (Index Ventures) and established the firm’s London office. He currently serves on a number of boards including Joost N.V., Oanda Corporation, Spot Runner Inc., FON Wireless Limited, Stardoll Inc. and Viagogo Limited. Prior to joining Index Ventures, Daniel was a General Partner of The Barksdale Group and, previously, Managing Director of Hambrecht & Quist’s (now JP Morgan) Equity Research Group.

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Arthur Siskind

Arthur Siskind

Non-Executive Director

Arthur Siskind was appointed as a Director of the Company on 19 November 1991. Arthur has been the 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. Arthur has been a member of the Bar of the State of New York since 1962.

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Lord Wilson of Dinton

Lord Wilson of Dinton

Independent Non-Executive Director

Richard Wilson of Dinton was appointed as a Director of the Company on 13 February 2003. Richard retired from the Civil Service in 2002 after serving 36 years in a number of UK Government departments. Since his retirement in September 2002, Richard has been Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. In October 2006, he became Non-Executive Chairman of C. Hoare and Co, Bankers. From April 2003 until October 2007, Richard was a Non-Executive Director of Xansa plc. Richard was made a peer in November 2002.

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