21 November 2012
UTV Media plc appoints two Non-Executive Directors to its
Board
The Board of UTV Media plc is pleased to announce the
appointment of Andy Anson (48) and
Coline McConville (48) as
Non-Executive Directors with immediate effect.
Andy Anson has significant
experience in the media and sports sectors, including previous
roles as CEO of England 2018,
England's bid to bring the FIFA
World Cup™ to England; CEO of ATP
Europe; Commercial Director and Board member of Manchester United
plc; Managing Director of Channel 4 Interactive and Head of
Strategy for Channel 4 TV and Director of Finance and Planning for
the Consumer Products business of The Walt Disney Company.
He is currently CEO of Kitbag, one of Europe's leading online sports retailers, and
a Non-Executive Director of the British Olympic Association.
Coline McConville is a former
European Chief Executive of Clear Channel International, an outdoor
advertising company, which she helped build in to a global business
spanning 58 countries with a $1.5bn
turnover. Prior to this, she worked for McKinsey, the strategic
consulting company. She is a Baker Scholar from Harvard Business School.
Coline is an experienced Non-Executive Director and currently
sits on the Boards of TUI Travel plc and Wembley National Stadium.
She previously served on the boards of Halifax, latterly HBOS plc, and Shed Media
plc, the independent TV production company.
These appointments, together with that of Stephen Kirkpatrick, mean that the UTV Media plc
Board is now fully compliant with the principles of the UK
Governance Code.
Richard Huntingford, Chairman of
UTV Media plc, said:
"I am delighted to welcome Andy and Coline to the UTV Media plc
Board. Each bring highly relevant, different yet complementary
skills and experiences to the Board which will be of great value as
we continue to grow our market-leading businesses in the UK,
Ireland and selectively around the
world."
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For further information contact Orla
McKibbin, Head of Communications, UTV
Media plc on Tel: +44 (0) 28 9026 2188