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James Carter

James joined Digitalbox in 2016 and is responsible for the strategy, direction and day to day running of the business. He has a proven track record in building value in the media industry, within both public and limited companies. As part of the founding executive team at Factory Media, he drove the business to achieve a significant exit to Forward Internet Group. Prior to the creation of Factory Media, James was NPD Director at Dennis Publishing and Publishing Director at EMAP PLC where he had responsibility for FHM. FHM grew from a fledgling fashion focused magazine to a global network of 32 editions and a value at its peak of over £250m.

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Jim Douglas

Jim oversees editorial operations at Digitalbox and has previously held strategic and profit responsibility for successful media brands in sectors including film, music, games, sport and automotive. He has led creative teams in both UK and US. He started his career at EMAP plc as a journalist and in the early 90s he joined start-up business Future Publishing, which eventually became and remains a listed company. At Future, Jim held the position of Editorial Director for 10 years with ultimate responsibility for product development. During this time Future was named UK Digital Publisher of the Year five times.

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Richard Spilsbury

Richard brings significant experience working within a listed company, from his time at Future plc where he spent 14 years to 2014, including roles as Finance Director and Group Corporate Development Director. Subsequent to his time at Future, among other roles, he was Corporate Development Director at Play Sports Group, which was focussed on sports digital video and marketing, and was acquired by Discovery Inc in 2019. He is Founder and currently CEO of corporate development advisory and corporate finance firm, Link Stone Advisory.

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Phil Machray

Phil joined Digitalbox as an Independent Non-Executive Director in July 2021 and is Chairman of the Audit Committee. Phil is also a member of the Remuneration, Nomination and Disclosure committees. He is Chief Financial Officer of data and intelligence business, Merit Group plc and a Non-Executive Director of System1 Group plc, the marketing decision-making platform business. Phil is a Chartered Accountant with over 25 years’ experience in the media sector as an advisor, Board member and Executive. Most recently Phil worked for 16 years at Reach plc (formerly Trinity Mirror plc) where he held roles including Director of Corporate Development, Chief Operating Officer of Regionals, and Managing Director of Specialist Digital. Phil began his career at Deloitte LLP and was a Director within Deloitte’s Technology, Media & Telecoms practice.

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Marcus Rich

Marcus Rich who is also Non-Executive Director at Perfect Storm Productions Ltd was TI Media CEO from March 2014 to May 2020 prior to the sale to Future PLC. Previously he was at Associated Newspapers for five years in the roles of Commercial Director and Managing Director Mail On Sunday. Preceding this Marcus worked at EMAP for 16 years, during which time he held the role of Group Managing Director of EMAP Lifestyle Magazines and EMAP Advertising, and also ran the company’s Australian and US businesses. Prior to that, Rich was a Group Account Director at McCann Erickson and also ran Optimus Communications. Marcus chairs the Remuneration, Nomination and Disclosure committees and is a member of the Audit Committee.

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Claire Blunt

Claire joined Digitalbox as an Independent Non-Executive Director in October 2024. She brings a wealth of operational digital and PLC experience from her senior roles at leading companies in the media industry. She was the Chief Operating Officer of Future plc, a FTSE 250 global platform for specialist media businesses. Prior to that she was the Chief Advertising Officer and CEO, International for the Guardian Media Group, having worked previously for almost six years in Hearst Corporation's UK & European business, latterly as Chief Financial Operations and Data Officer. Claire is Chair of the digital music rights management business, One Media IP Group Plc. Claire is a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees and is Chair of the Remuneration Committee.

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Graham Bryce

Graham joined DigitalBox as a non-executive director in November 2024. He was formerly Chief Operations Officer at Bauer Media Audio UK and is currently non-executive chair of Stream Marine Group. Graham is a chartered accountant and MBA and brings a wealth of experience from senior roles and directorships over the past 30 years in the UK and European media industry and board level experience in the maritime and renewables industry.