Skillset Board of Directors
The Skillset Board of Directors is made up of leading industry figures who guide every aspect of Skillset's work. The board is chaired by Clive Jones, Chairman of GMTV and Chairman of Two Way TV, with Stewart Till, Chairman of UK Film Council, as Deputy Chair.
The Board is made up of representatives from:
- All the sectors we represent;
- Large and small employers;
- SMEs;
- Trade Associations;
- Unions; and
- All the nations of the UK.
Board of Directors Terms of Reference
Our board is also broadly reflective of the diversity of the UK audio visual workforce, with 35% female members, 5% black and minority ethnic members and 5% disabled members.
Here are details of our current board members.
Clive Jones, CBE
Chairman of GMTV and Chairman of Two Way TV
Stewart Till, CBE
Deputy Chair of Skillset, Chairman of UK Film Council
David Blaikley (representing the Motion Picture Association)
Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs Europe, Warner Bros. Distributors
Paul Brown
Chief Executive, The Radio Centre
Andrew Chitty
Chairman and Managing Director, Illumina Digital
Gaynor Davenport
Chief Executive, UK Screen Association (formerly UK Post & Services Ltd)
Jeremy Dear
General Secretary, National Union of Journalists (NUJ)
Julia Dell
Head of HR and Facilities, five
Marion Edwards
Managing Director, Red and Blue Productions
Donald Emslie (Chair, Scottish Industry Skills Panel)
Former Chief Executive, Television, Scottish Media Group plc
Michael Fegan
Commercial Director, Consumer Division, ITV News Group
Diane Herbert
Director of Human Resources, Channel 4
Philippa Hird
Group HR Director, ITV plc
Marina Huey
HR and Development Manager, BBC Audio and Music, BBC
Iona Jones
Chief Executive, S4C
Ian Livingstone
Product Acquisition Director, Eidos plc
Nigel McNaught
Director of UK Operations, Photo Marketing Association International
John McVay
Chief Executive, Producers' Alliance for Cinema and Television (PACT)
Ian Morrison
Chairman, Carlyle Media
Christine Payne
General Secretary, Equity - The British Actors Union
Caroline Prendergast
Head of Training and Development, BBC
Mairead Regan (Chair, STCNI)
Group Human Resources Director, UTV plc
Martin Spence (Acting appointment)
Assistant General Secretary, BECTU
Petra Wikstrom
Executive Director, Satellite and Cable Broadcasters Group
John Woodward
Chief Executive Officer, UK Film Council
Appointments to the Board are overseen by the Board Appointments Committee:
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