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Philip was appointed Chair of Sky in September 2019. Philip is a distinguished businessman who has led several major global companies and served on the board of a significant number of public and private companies. Philip brings knowledge of the media sector, including having served on the board of Sky UK for ten years. Other roles include Group Finance Director of Bass, CEO of Bass Retail, CEO of Allied Domecq, CEO of Scottish Power, CEO of Smiths Group, senior non-executive director of Burberry, Chairman of Liberty, Chairman of Coral Eurobet, Chairman of Miller Group, and non-executive director of Scottish & Newcastle. He currently sits on the boards of two other listed companies, Kathmandu and Ferrovial SA. Philip has a degree with honours in Natural Sciences (University of Cambridge) and Master in Natural Sciences (University of Cambridge). He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.

Joan was appointed to the board in September 2019. She brings a wealth of experience spanning a 25-year career in the media industry, including CEO positions at Fairfax and the Radio Network as well as being the former Chair of TVNZ. Joan’s depth of governance experience includes her current roles as Chair of The Warehouse Group, a director of ANZ Bank New Zealand, Origin Energy Ltd and she has previously held Chair positions at Auckland International Airport and Mercury NZ Ltd. Joan is a Trustee of the Louise Perkins Foundation, and is Chair of a steering committee working to increase the percentage of South Auckland Maori and Pacific Island students taking up roles in the health sector. She holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Auckland. In 2015 Joan was named Supreme Winner in the Women of Influence Awards and was named as Chairperson of the Year in the Deloitte Top 200 Management Awards.

Keith was appointed to the board in April 2020. He has a long-standing record of leadership as a director and advisor to companies in a diverse range of industries, including the energy sector, rural services, printing, media and exporting. Keith is Chair of listed company Goodman (NZ) Limited (the Manager of Goodman Property Trust), and is a director of Mercury NZ Ltd and several other private companies. He is a past President of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.

With an extensive track record of strategy and delivery across television, publishing and technology, Mike was appointed to the board in September 2017. A New Zealander, he has lived and worked in the UK since 1989. Fifteen of those years were spent at Sky UK, initially as the Director of Strategy, then six years as Chief Operating Officer. He played a prominent role in most of Sky UK's major strategic decisions and its major commercial and regulatory dealings during this period. From 2013 to 2015 Mike was CEO of News UK. Since 2015, Mike has had a series of non-executive roles and these currently include Chairman of British Gymnastics and director of Arqiva Group Limited (the UK’s main independent provider of television broadcast infrastructure). He is also active as a strategy advisor to a series of major players in the media sector.

Mark was appointed to the board in March 2022. Mark is a highly skilled business leader based in Australia with a deep background in technology digital innovation, marketing, media and broadcasting, and customer engagement.  His executive career has spanned North America, UK/Europe, and APAC, with roles at Foxtel, Telstra, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and McCann.  He is a Senior Advisor to Accenture, and his governance credentials include the boards of OzTAM, the Australian free-to-air television consortium, technology start-ups and social enterprises.

Belinda was appointed to the board in March 2023. She has held Global C Level business leadership roles in marketing, communications, digital and media, including with Publicis Media, Zenith, Mojo and O2 Telefonica. Belinda also successfully led the creation of a compelling content marketing and sport sponsorship practice across 32 markets. Belinda’s governance experience includes current non-executive director roles at ASX-listed Australian media company ARN Media Ltd, Temple & Webster Group and 3P Learning Ltd. She is also on the board of AFL club, Sydney Swans.