Zillah Byng-Thorne
Zillah Byng-Thorne (nee Byng-Maddick, born 1974/1975) is a British businesswoman, and the CEO of Future plc, a FTSE 250 Index British media company, since April 2014.[2]
Zillah Byng-Thorne | |
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| Born | Zillah Byng-Maddick 1974/1975 (age 46–47)[1] near Glasgow, Scotland |
| Education | University of Glasgow Henley Business School |
| Title | CEO, Future plc |
| Term | April 2014- |
| Board member of | Betfair, Future plc, Mecom |
| Spouse(s) | Max Thorne |
| Children | 5 |
Early life
She grew up near Glasgow, and earned a MA in management from University of Glasgow and a MSc in behavioural change from Henley Business School.
Career
Byng-Thorne qualified as an accountant with Nestlé UK.[3] She later had senior finance roles with GE Capital and HMV, before becoming CFO of Threshers, then finance director of Fitness First.[3]
She was previously CFO of Auto Trader Group.[1][3]
Byng-Thorne joined Future in November 2013 as a part-time chief financial officer (CFO), and became CEO in April 2014. [3][1] In 2021, she was earned £8.8 million as chief executive, which included a salary of £575,000, a bonus of £1.15 million and £7.03 million through a performance share plan.[2]
She is a non-executive director of Mecom and Betfair,[3] and the senior independent non-executive director of The Hut Group (THG).[4]
Personal life
She is married to Max Thorne. She has three sons, and two stepsons.[5]
References
- Sweney, Mark (23 August 2021). "'Hand on heart, I don't do this for money': Zillah Byng-Thorne on success at Future". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- Khalique-Loonat, Hamzah. "Publishing chief Zillah Byng-Thorne's bright Future after £9m payday". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- "Zillah Byng-Thorne: CEO, Future". PPA. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- Pratley, Nils (14 October 2021). "THG needs to reassure shareholders and finally get a proper chair". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- Byng-Maddick, Zillah (24 September 2015). "Secrets of my success: Zillah Byng-Maddick, chief executive of Future". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 16 October 2021.