Marcus Rich appointed as Non-Executive Chairman at XLMedia

Marcus Rich, a Non-Executive chair of XLMedia, has been named with immediate effect. Rich will be a member the Audit, Remuneration and Risk Committees.

He is the Non-Executive chairman at AIM digital media company Digitalbox Plc. He was formerly a Managing Director at Mail On Sunday for five years before being appointed Commercial Director at Associated Newspapers.

Prior to that, he spent 16 years at EMAP, during which held the role of Group Managing Director of EMAP Lifestyle Magazines and EMAP Advertising, as well as overseeing the group’s US and Australian businesses.

“On behalf of the board, I am delighted to welcome Marcus to XLMedia, who brings a wealth of digital publishing and capital markets experience to this role,” said Julie Markey, Interim Non-Executive Chair of XLMedia.

“We look forward to Marcus supporting the strategic ambitions for our business and I believe we will greatly benefit from his knowledge and expertise.”

Rich spent six years at TI Media as its CEO, expanding his digital publishing knowledge and overseeing the digital content operations. Additionally, Rich served previously as a McCann Erikkson Group Account Director. He managed Optimus Communications.

Rich commented: “I am very excited to be joining XLMedia plc at this important time in its development. After the strategic redirection period, I look forward to working alongside the team to maximize the digital opportunities and capitalize on the growth opportunities within the core areas. This is a market that is always changing. 

“I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Julie Markey for the support she has provided as Interim-Chair.”