Mike McTighe

Mike McTighe was appointed to the Ofcom Board on 1 September 2007 for an initial three year term. He was reappointed on 27 October 2009 to serve a second three year term which will conclude 31 August 2013.

Mike has held a number of directorships, and is currently Chairman of Volex Group plc, Chairman of WYG plc, Chairman of JJB Sports plc and senior independent director of Betfair Group plc. Mike also acts as a special advisor to General Atlantic, the US based private equity firm.

Previously he was Chairman & CEO of Carrier1 International SA, and before that Executive Director & Chief Executive, Global Operations of Cable & Wireless plc.

Prior to these experiences, Mike spent 5 years with Philips of the Netherlands, 5 years with Motorola, and 10 years with GE. Mike is Chairman of the Ofcom Risk and Audit Committee, and a member of the Ofcom Remuneration Committee and the Nominations Committee.

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