Ingenious, the media investment and advisory group, has appointed David Mansfield as a main Board Director. David joined the Advisory Board of Ingenious Media Active Capital plc (''IMAC''), the AIM listed fund, early this year and now joins the company in an executive role.
David has spent his entire career in the media industry and was, from 1997 to 2005, the chief executive of Capital Radio plc (''Capital''). Following Capital's merger with GWR he was briefly CEO of GCap Media before resigning in September 2005. Prior to joining Capital, David was at Thames Television plc and Scottish Television plc. He is also currently a Non-Executive Director of Carphone Warehouse Group plc.
Patrick McKenna, Chairman of Ingenious, said:
''David's impeccable credentials will be invaluable as we seek to build on our strong growth and we look forward to benefiting from his considerable industry experience.''
David Mansfield, Director of Ingenious, said: ''Ingenious is uniquely placed to benefit as consumers embrace all forms of digital distribution and content. It's a great company and I'm delighted to have an opportunity to join this fast growing organisation at a time of such rapid change and significant opportunity."
About Ingenious
Ingenious, which was founded in 1998 by Patrick McKenna, former Head of the Media and Entertainment Group at Deloitte and Touche and chairman and CEO of the Really Useful Group, is a specialist media investment and advisory business with five principal operating subsidiaries; Investments, Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Ventures and Consulting. As the market leader in media investment and strategy, Ingenious provides the full range of services to companies in the media sector, from strategic and corporate finance advice to private equity funding, as well as providing innovative investment solutions for the private investor.
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