Robin Miller (businessman)
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Sir Robin Miller, is a former chief of Emap, (East Midlands Allied Press), and more recently, a former chairman of HMV, taking over from Eric Nicoli . He has held and still holds many executive and non-executive positions. He received a knighthood in the June 2003 Queen’s birthday Honours list.
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[edit] Career highlights
- 1965, started in Emap as a junior reporter.
- 1974, became Managing Director of the Emap magazine division.
- 1985, became the Emap Group Chief Executive growing the company from £10m to £2bn.
- 1998, appointed non-executive Chairman of Emap plc.
- 2001, returned as Chief Executive of Emap plc.
- 2004, appointed non-executive director and chairman of HMV, effective 2nd February 2004 .
- 2005, HMV announced in July of this year that Sir Robin was standing down to “pursue other commitments”.
[edit] Other positions
- Non-executive director of Channel 4 Television until 2005 .
- Chairman of Sport England (Eastern Division) .
- Non-executive director (1998-2001) of Moss Bros plc
- Non-executive director of the Tote.
- Chairman of music publisher Boosey & Hawkes.
- Member of the WPBSA Board .