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At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Chairman operating in the TV space. If you think a Chairman is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Vashi Dominguez
Founder, Chairman & CEO of Vashi
Visionary entrepreneur with strong background on branding and e-commerce. Vashi Dominguez founded Vashi in 2007 with the goal of making fine jewellery accessible for all. Previously he ran an International diamond wholesale company with clients in 4 continents.
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About Vashi: Vashi is a fine jewellery brand that offers a genuinely unique, disruptive, and omni-channel retail experience.
David Frank
Chairman of The RightsXchange
David began his career in investment banking in the early 80s. After five years in the City he swapped banking for financial journalism, a career move which led him to the BBC in 1989. After three years with the BBC as an on-air reporter, David quit the corporation to set up his own independent television production company. David founded RDF Media in 1993 having raised financing from business angels. He grew the company from a single person entity to an Anglo-American content group with annual sales of c£130m and a value of £150m in 2010 when it was sold to De Agostini and became part of Zodiak Media group. Along the way RDF raised VC finance, was listed on the London Stock Market and was the subject of a management-led leveraged buy-out (initiated by David). In 2010, as part of the sale of RDF to Zodiak, David become CEO of Zodiak Media, one of the largest television production groups in the world with annual sales of c£500m and operations in 20 countries. David was responsible for the integration of more than 50 companies worldwide (as a result of Zodiak’s rapid buy and build strategy initiated in 2008), a £200m re-financing of the group and numerous creative initiatives. In 2013, David stepped down from his position at Zodiak to set up Dial Square. Over his years of experience David has financed numerous start-ups, acquired many companies, ran a public company, raised significant bank and equity finance and established himself as a leading figure and entrepreneur in the UK media industry.
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About RDF Television, The RightsXchange: Global B2B marketplace and enterprise solution for TV & Movie rights licensing
Andrew Barron
Chairman of the Board of Director of Com Hem
Andrew Barron was COO of Virgin Media and MTG, CEO of Chellomedia, Executive Vice-President Walt Disney Europe and management consultant at McKinsey & Co.
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About : Com Hem is a communications company on a mission: to transform our business entirely around what customers want and need.
John Newton
Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board of Gravity Media Group
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About Gravity Media Group: Gravity Media Group is a global provider of live broadcast facilities and production services.
David Benello – Chairman
Chairman of V-Nova
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About : Next-generation video and image compression that works today
David Benello – Chairman
Chairman of V-Nova
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About : Next-generation video and image compression that works today
