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ABILITY TO MAINTAIN SERVICE Moonraker FM
(a) Board of Directors
Neil Romain
Non-executive
Home
London
Age
46
Occupation
Managing Director
London Media Company Ltd
Other Media Interests/
Directorships:
Time FM (Ashford) Limited,
Easy Radio London Limited
Tide FM Limited
Time FM 106.6 Limited
Time FM 107.5 Limited
Time FM 106.8 Limited
Time FM 107.3 Limited
Ingenu Limited
Shammy Batra
Non-executive
Home
London
Age
46
Occupation
Director of Corporate Services
Sunrise Radio Group
Other Media Interests/
Directorships:
Sunrise Radio Ltd
Hayes Gate House Ltd
Heathrow Financial Services Ltd
Neil Romain has a deep understanding of radio industry
finance and strategy. His experience comes through thirteen
years of service (1991-2003) with the Radio Authority as its
Finance Director and latterly Deputy Chief Operating
Officer, and previously as Radio Finance Officer with its
predecessor body, the Independent Broadcasting Authority.
During his time at the Radio Authority, Neil was actively
involved in developing the policies and strategies that have
shaped the present structure of the UK radio industry. He
has in-depth knowledge of all the key players in the industry,
and of the financial structuring and management of radio
stations.
Neil joined the Sunrise Radio Group in early 2004 as the
managing director of its newly-established London Media
Company subsidiary, in which role he has been involved in
the acquisition and subsequent turnaround of the
mainstream (English language) radio companies now owned
by LMC. He is responsible for the financial and sales
performance of these radio stations.
Shammy is an experienced Management Consultant/
Business Analyst with substantial experience within both the
private and public sectors. In 2001 he received an MSc in
Information Systems from Brunel University having
previously gained a Masters degree in Management from
London University (1995) and a BA Hons degree in Politics &
Philosophy from Kent University (1980).
He has Board level experience in both the private and public
sectors and has been a non-executive Director with Sunrise
Radio Limited since its inception in 1989, becoming
executive Director of Corporate Services in 2003. Previously
he was a management consultant with LogicaCMG, he
carried out a number of consultancy assignments for the
DTI's RadioCommunications Agency.
As non-executive Director with Sunrise Radio Limited
between 1989 and 2003, Shammy carried out a number
of projects for them including being a part of the team that
set up the radio stations in Sri Lanka and Mauritius.
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