A Board of eight: the Chairman, a Senior Independent Director, two executive directors and four independent non-executives.
Founder & Chairman · Chair of the Nomination & Governance Committee
Founded the Montlior Press in Meridale in 1962 and has served on its board without interruption since. Chairman of the Group since incorporation and, since the 2011 listing, a non-executive chairman. Holds the founding family’s controlling interest through the Montlior Foundation.
Deputy Chair & Senior Independent Director
Thirty years in public-interest law and regulation, including nine as Coravia’s Deputy Ombudsman. Leads the Board’s annual review of the Editorial Independence Charter and chairs the meetings of independent directors held without the Chairman present.
Group Chief Executive
Joined the Group in 2004 as a business correspondent and edited the Coravian Courier before moving into management. Led the subscription transition that took digital from 24 to 62 per cent of Group revenue.
Group Chief Financial Officer
Twenty-two years in media finance across print, broadcast and subscription businesses. Responsible for the Group’s capital allocation framework and its long-dated approach to editorial investment.
Independent Non-Executive Director
A former group finance director in listed logistics, and the Board’s designated audit-qualified director. Oversees the Group’s risk register, internal audit function and the annual viability statement.
Independent Non-Executive Director
A career editor who has run newsrooms in three countries, appointed to the Board on the adoption of the Charter. Chairs the committee that investigates any attempt to influence Montlior coverage.
Independent Non-Executive Director
Built and sold an independent advertising group before moving to non-executive work. Brings commercial perspective to a board that is otherwise weighted towards editorial and financial experience.
Independent Non-Executive Director
A data and platform engineer by training, and the Board’s youngest member. Leads its scrutiny of recommendation systems, machine-generated content and the provenance standards applied to Montlior Wire.
Brand chief executives hold full editorial and commercial authority within their businesses. Under the Charter, no member of the Group Executive Committee may direct or review editorial content before publication.
There were no changes to the composition of the Board in the year to date. The Nomination & Governance Committee is conducting a scheduled search for a further independent director with international distribution experience, expected to conclude before the 2027 Annual General Meeting.