7am, 30 August 2024
Appointment of
new Chief Executive Officer
STV Group plc today announces that Rufus
Radcliffe will join the Board as Chief Executive Officer on Friday
1 November 2024.
Rufus Radcliffe joins STV from ITV plc where
until April 2024 he was a member of the Executive Committee and
latterly held the position of Managing Director of Streaming,
Interactive and Data, playing a key role in the acceleration of
ITV's digital transformation. He was responsible for the strategic
development and successful launch of ITVX in December 2022. Rufus
also led the interactive business and the group-wide data
strategy.
Over a 13-year career with ITV, he previously
held the positions of Chief Marketing Officer, where he ran all
Direct-to-Consumer activities and led the brand transformation of
ITV, as well as the marketing launch of BritBox. He also
served as Group Marketing and Research Director.
Prior to joining ITV, Rufus spent nine years at
Channel 4 rising to the position of Controller of Marketing, during
which time the business launched E4 and the channels' first
streaming service, 4OD.
This appointment is made following the
announcement in March 2024 of Simon Pitts' intention to step down
from the Board and his role as Chief Executive Officer which he
will do on 31 October 2024.
Paul
Reynolds, Chair of STV Group plc, said:
"The Board is delighted to
welcome Rufus to lead STV following a competitive selection process
involving some of the best leadership talent in the UK media
industry. We now embark on the next phase of STV's exciting growth
journey as a digital first, content-led business and Rufus brings
with him a rare breadth of strategic and operational expertise from
his previous significant industry roles. We very much look
forward to working with him."
Rufus
Radcliffe commented: "STV is a great brand with an enviable track
record of making high quality, must-watch content and has a
strong relationship with viewers and advertisers. I'm thrilled to
be joining and cannot wait to work with everyone at STV to
build on the tremendous success and growth of the past few
years."
There is no information required to be
disclosed in accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.8.
This announcement is made in accordance with UK
Listing Rule 6.4.6.
For further
information, please contact:
Kirstin Stevenson, Head of
Communications
Kirstin.stevenson@stv.tv |
07803970106