Zinc Media Group PLC Appointment of Chief Executive Officer (7425J)
December 07 2018 - 1:00AM
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Zinc Media Group PLC
07 December 2018
7 December 2018
Zinc Media Group plc ("Zinc Media" or the "Company")
Appointment of Chief Executive Officer
Zinc Media is delighted to announce the appointment of Mark
Browning as Chief Executive Officer. Mark will be appointed to the
Board and commence his role at Zinc Media in the first half of 2019
and will work closely with David Galan to ensure an orderly
transition.
Mark is a seasoned media executive and leader of creative and
commercial teams. A specialist in building businesses and
transforming established brands Mark is also experienced at
creating and launching new ventures in the UK and the USA.
Mark joins the Company from ITN Productions, which he launched
in 2010 and is currently Group Managing Director, having developed
a diverse and substantial international production company. Mark
joined ITN nine years ago, at which point the business was a
predominantly news focussed producer which was dependant on two
news contracts with ITV and Channel 4. Under Mark's leadership, ITN
has diversified into production and is one of the UK's leading
factual, factual entertainment, sport, digital and commercial
super-indies.
Prior to joining ITN Mark was Programme Director at radio
business, Heart 106.2, during its ownership by Chrysalis through to
its sale to Global Radio for GBP170m in 2007.
Peter Bertram, Chairman, commented:
"We are delighted to welcome Mark as the new CEO of the Company.
We consider Mark to be one of the industry's leading operators who
has a proven track record of achieving significant growth in
revenues and profitability in the factual TV genre, and we believe
will be a perfect strategic fit to cement and grow Zinc Media's
ambitions in the UK and international TV markets. Mark also has
significant digital experience and we continue to believe that the
crossover between traditional TV and digital will be key driver of
future growth.
I am also delighted that outgoing CEO, David Galan, is committed
to working closely with Mark to ensure continuity and a smooth
transition."
For further information, please contact:
Zinc Media Group plc +44 (0) 20 7878 2311
Peter Bertram, Chairman
David Galan, CEO
www.zincmedia.com
N+1 Singer (NOMAD and Joint Broker to Zinc Media) +44 (0) 20 7496 3000
Mark Taylor / Lauren Kettle
Peterhouse Corporate Finance Limited
(Joint Broker) +44 (0) 20 7469 0932
Martin Lampshire / Duncan Vasey / Eran
Zucker
In accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules, Mark David
Browning (aged 46) holds or has held in the past 5 years the
following directorships and partnerships:
Current Past five years
Services Sound and Vision Corporation Independent Radio Limited
ITN DLS Limited
Jerusalem Productions Limited
Digital Care Social Enterprise
Limited
ITN Productions Athletics Limited
Viewpoint News Limited
IAAF Productions Limited
Save for the disclosures above, there are no further disclosures
to be made in accordance with Rule 17 and Schedule 2(g) of the AIM
Rules.
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