Stephen Davidson joined Mecom in January 2009 as Senior Independent Director and assumed the role of interim Executive Chairman on 28 January 2011. He is currently the chairman of Datatec Ltd and Digital Marketing Group plc, and a non-executive director of Inmarsat plc. He has held various positions in investment banking; most recently at West LB Panmure, where he was Global Head of Media and Telecoms Investment Banking, then Vice Chairman of Investment Banking.
Chairman of the Nomination Committee and member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees.
Tom Toumazis joined the Board of Mecom as Chief Executive on 8 August 2011. Prior to this Tom was the Chief Commercial Officer of Endemol Group since January 2009 having managed the successful expansion and diversification of Endemol’s worldwide commercial interests and managed Endemol Sport, which has become the fastest growing sports media company in Europe. Tom, having worked in the media industry since 1983 was Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Disney-ABC-ESPN Television in charge of programme, new media and channel distribution and prior to that joined The Walt Disney Company in 2001 from Emap, where he held a number of positions, including Managing Director of Emap Advertising. Whilst at Emap, he completed the General Manager Programme at Harvard Business School. Tom is Chairman of the ChildLine Board, a Director of the Charity’s National Development Fundraising Board and an Honorary Member of the NSPCC Council.
Keith Allen joined Mecom in 2004, and was appointed Group Finance Director in June 2006. He became Chief Operating Officer in March 2008. A chartered accountant, he joined the corporate finance division of Hambros Bank Limited in 1989, becoming a director and head of the media team in 1997. In 1998, he left Hambros to become joint head of the newly established corporate finance division at BNP, and following BNP’s acquisition of Paribas in 2000, he assumed responsibility for the UK media team.
Henry Davies joined the Board of Mecom in January 2009 and was appointed the Group Finance Director in February 2009. Henry qualified as an accountant and spent ten years with Price Waterhouse. Before joining Mecom as Group Financial Controller in 2007, he had been Group Controller at DS Smith plc and Eastern Group plc.
Gerry Aherne joined Mecom in October 2009 as non-executive director. He is currently the Chief Executive of Javelin Capital LLP and a director of Electric and General Investment Trust plc. He is also a non-executive director of Henderson Group plc, Hadleigh plc and an executive director of Majedie Investments plc. He spent 18 years with Equity & Law in various actuarial and investment management roles up to 1986 then 16 years with Schroder Investment Management, as Investment Director up to 2002.
Member of the Audit and Nomination Committees.
Zillah Byng-Maddick – Non-executive director
Mrs Zillah Byng-Maddick joined Mecom as a non-executive director in June 2011. She is a qualified accountant and is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Trader Media Group. Prior to joining Trader Media Group in 2009, she held the roles of Group Commercial Director and Chief Finance Officer in the Fitness First Group. Previous financial positions have been at Thresher Group, GE Capital and HMV.
Chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Remuneration Committee.
Steven van der Heijden – Non-executive director
Mr Steven van der Heijden joined Mecom as a non-executive director in June 2011. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of TUI Nederland N.V. and TUI Airlines Nederland B.V. (ArkeFly), chairman of the supervisory board of Koninklijke Wegener (a subsidiary of Mecom) and chairman of the Dutch Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators ANVR. Before joining TUI in 2004, Steven held various positions within the Dutch travel industry.
Member of the Audit and Nomination Committees.
Michael Hutchinson joined Mecom in May 2009 as non-executive director and was appointed Senior Independent Director on 4 February 2011. He is currently the non-executive chairman of Greenland Minerals and Energy Limited, the chairman of Metalloyd Ltd and non-executive director of Armajaro Ltd. He was formerly the non-executive chairman of RBS Sempra Metals Limited, chairman of Wogen plc and a director of LME Holdings Limited and The London Metal Exchange Limited.
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and member of the Nomination Committee.
