Board of directors
Amelia Fawcett CBE*+^# Chair
Amelia Fawcett CBE*+^#, Chair
Joined the Board in June 2007 as an
independent, appointed as chair in April
2009. She was vice chair of Morgan Stanley’s
European operations. She is chair of financial
services firm Pensions First, based in London,
and a non-executive director of State Street
Corporation in Boston, Mass. USA. She is
deputy chair of the National Portrait Gallery,
chair of the London International Festival
of Theatre and a director of Business in
the Community.
Carolyn McCall OBE# Chief executive
Carolyn McCall OBE#, Chief executive
Appointed chief executive in August 2006.
She was first appointed to the Board in 2000,
having served on the Guardian News & Media
board since 1995, becoming its chief executive
in 2000. She is a non-executive director of
Lloyds TSB and a director of Business in
the Community.
Alan Rusbridger Editor-in- chief, Guardian News & Media
Alan Rusbridger, Editor-in-chief, Guardian News & Media Joined the Board in 1999. Joined the Guardian as a reporter in 1979, became deputy editor in 1993 and was appointed to the Guardian News & Media board in 1994. He became editor in 1995 and joined the Scott Trust in 1997. He is a member of the Press Complaints Commission’s Code committee, a visiting fellow at Nuffield College, visiting professor of history at Queen Mary’s London and chair of the National Youth Orchestra.
Nick Castro# Group finance director
Nick Castro#, Group finance director
Joined the Group and Board in 1998. He was
previously group finance director of Yorkshire
Tyne Tees Television Holdings plc and a
partner with KPMG in London.
Tim Brooks Managing director, Guardian News & Media
Tim Brooks, Managing director, Guardian News & Media Joined the Group and Board in September 2006. He was previously on the board of IPC Media Limited and worked at Emap plc in a variety of senior management roles. He is chair of the Newspaper Publishers Association.
Mark Dodson Chief executive, GMG Regional Media
Mark Dodson, Chief executive, GMG Regional Media
Joined the Group in 1988 and was appointed
to the Board in 2005. He is a board member
of the Newspaper Society and chair of its
PERA (Political, Employment and Regulatory
Affairs) Committee.
Stuart Taylor Chief executive, GMG Radio
Stuart Taylor, Chief executive, GMG Radio
Joined the Group in 1988 and was appointed
to the Board in 2009. He was on the board
of Guardian News & Media for six years until
2007 before joining GMG Radio. He sits on the
board of the RadioCentre and is chair of Radio
Academy Trading Limited. He also sits on the
Radio Council.
John Bartle CBE*+^ Senior independent director
John Bartle CBE*+^, Senior independent director
Joined the Board in 2002. He is the co-founder
and former joint CEO of the advertising agency
BBH. He also co-founded TBWA London and
has worked for Cadbury Schweppes. He has
a number of non-executive and advisory
appointments in the communications and
charity sectors.
Nick Backhouse*^# Independent
Nick Backhouse*^#, Independent
Joined the Board in April 2007. He is chair
of the audit committee. He is also the chief
operating officer of the David Lloyd Leisure
Group. He has previously been chief financial
officer of National Car Parks, the Laurel
Pub Company and Freeserve, the internet
service provider.
Judy Gibbons^ Independent
Judy Gibbons^, Independent
Joined the Board in December 2008. She
is venture partner at Accel Partners. Before
joining Accel she set up Microsoft’s MSN
business in the UK and went on to manage
the business across 35 markets as corporate
vice president of MSN Global Sales &
Marketing. She has over 25 years of experience
in software and internet technologies and
previously held senior positions at Apple
Computer and Hewlett Packard, working
in Silicon Valley.
Brent Hoberman+^ Independent
Brent Hoberman+^, Independent
Joined the Board in January 2007. He is
the co-founder and former CEO of
lastminute.com. He has worked for LineOne,
Mars & Co and Spectrum Strategy Consultants
and was a founder member of QXL, an online
auction company. He is the founder and
executive chair of mydeco.com.
Phil Boardman# Company secretary
Phil Boardman#, Company secretary
Joined the Group and appointed company
secretary in 2001. He was previously group
financial controller of Hickson International
PLC and Fenner PLC.
* Audit committee
+ Remuneration committee
^ Nominations committee
# Investment committee
* Audit committee
+ Remuneration committee
^ Nominations committee
# Investment committee
