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Carolyn McCall

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McCall earned a £3.7 million salary at ITV in 2018. Her 2019 base salary was set to increase by 2.5 per cent "in line with the wider employee group". In April 2020, McCall along with other senior executives took a 20% pay cut in the wake of the
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After rising to become CEO of Guardian Newspapers Ltd (now Guardian News & Media Ltd) in August 2006, she became CEO of the Guardian Media Group. During her tenure the
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On 8 January 2018, following seven years as easyJet chief executive, McCall became the first female chief executive of commercial broadcaster
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During McCall's tenure at EasyJet, the airline's shares almost quadrupled, and McCall arranged for the airline to "snatch up pieces" of
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in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the aerospace industry and her distinguished achievements in international business.
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between 1999 and 2005, a position to which she was reappointed in 2010. She was also a non-executive director of
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magazine called her "one of the toughest operators to have risen through The Guardian Media Group's ranks."
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was tipped by proactiveinvestors.co.uk as a potential replacement for Carolyn McCall as Chief Executive of
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project Opportunity Now. She has served as president of Women in Advertising and Communications London.
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She is married to Peter Frawley. The couple has three children (Emmeline, Max, and Dan) and live in
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between 2005 and 2008, a position which she resigned from after Tesco sued The Guardian for libel.
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In February 2013, she was assessed as one of the 100 most powerful women in the United Kingdom by
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has already been in for eight years." She closed BritboxUK in 2022 when it was replaced by ITVX.
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McCall's departure from EasyJet was announced on 17 July 2017 after seven years at the company.
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which launched of late 2019 in the UK. She said "It's quite bold, going into a market which
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rather than politically correct niceties". McCall became one of five female CEOs of a
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In June 2014, McCall was awarded a Doctor of Science Honoris Causa by
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McCall left EasyJet with a £5 million payment. The company appointed
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On graduation she began training as a teacher, completing a year at
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On 24 March 2010, McCall's appointment as the chief executive of
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was announced. She was said to prefer a "pragmatic approach to
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Businesswoman of the Year in April 2008, and was appointed
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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McCall served as a non-executive board member in the
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As she rose through the 1142:"Great escape: A crash course in summer holidays" 1140:Usborne, Simon; Williams, Holly (3 August 2013). 499:Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire 283:, in a deal that valued the business at £1.35bn. 1010:"ITV boss: 'We're fighting for every eyeball'" 985:"ITV boss Carolyn McCall earned £3.7m in 2018" 913:"Carolyn McCall to become ITV chief executive" 337:, said he was "sorry to see Carolyn leave". 223:, and subsequently joined construction group 8: 1203:(Supplement). 30 December 2015. p. N8. 271:and regionally based business were sold to 247:McCall applied to be a research planner at 1222: 686:"Guardian of the people – Personnel Today" 526: 524: 522: 520: 518: 468:Officer of the Order of the British Empire 43: 20: 801:"EasyJet CEO Carolyn McCall to step down" 176:McCall was born on 13 September 1961 in 514: 505:for services to the aviation industry. 421:McCall was a non-executive director of 390:In June 2023, she appeared before the 851:Gerrard, Bradley (18 November 2017). 765:Gerrard, Bradley (18 November 2017). 7: 1074:'GMG chief resigns from Tesco board' 629:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U151431 593: 591: 576:. 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Dame
DBE

Bangalore
University of Kent
ITV
Guardian Media Group
EasyJet
ITV
DBE
EasyJet
Bangalore
British High Commission
India
Singapore
Roman Catholic
Derbyshire
University of Kent
Canterbury
Holland Park School
master's degree
University of London
Costain
Kevin Kelly's
The Guardian
Guardian Media Group
Manchester Evening News
Trinity Mirror
Trader Media Group
Apax Partners

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