- Carolyn McCall
Carolyn McCall is Chief Executive of
Guardian Media Group , a prominentcompany of theUnited Kingdom and parent organisation of "The Guardian " newspaper and other media outlets. Previously she was CEO of Guardian Newspapers Ltd (now Guardian News & Media Ltd) and is chair of theBusiness in the Community project Opportunity Now. [See [http://www.gmgplc.co.uk] ] . On 10 April 2008, it was reported in the Guardian that McCall resigned as non-executive director ofTesco after the latter company sued the Guardian for libel. (http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/apr/10/theguardian.guardianmediagroup)In the past she worked for New Look plc as a Non-Executive Director. She has also acted as President of
Women in Advertising andCommunications London .Management Today magazine called her "One of the toughest operators to have risen through the Guardian Media Group's ranks". [ [http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/search/article/757878/the-mt-interview-carolyn-mccall/ The MT Interview: Carolyn McCall - Management Today ] ] She holds a BA degree in history and politics, and a Master’s in politics. She is married with three children.
She is said to prefer a "pragmatic approach to
Human Resources rather than politically correct niceties". [ [http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2005/11/01/32316/guardian-of-the-people.html Strategy - Guardian of the people - 01/11/2005 ] ]References
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