Investor Nominee Director for a Media Acquisition Platform
United Kingdom·Media & Entertainment·Media, content and related services· London·Posted 5 September 2026
Applications close 20 December 2026
Media, content and related services
The problem this seat exists to solve
The nominee participates in company board decisions through the chair. Investor communication follows agreed arrangements for confidentiality and conflicts, with the responsibilities of the company board seat clearly established. An investor-backed media platform is consolidating businesses with different revenue models and integration needs. The nominee director will bring disciplined investor scrutiny to acquisitions and post-deal value creation while exercising judgement through the company board.
Before the next acquisition
- Challenge acquisition theses, recurring revenue quality, customer concentration and dependence on key creative or commercial talent.
- Review deal structures, deferred consideration and integration funding against realistic value creation assumptions.
After the deal closes
You will track post-acquisition operating plans, accountability and the evidence supporting claimed synergies. You will scrutinise group reporting, treasury visibility and the governance of newly acquired subsidiaries.
Investor communication
You will communicate through agreed investor reporting channels while handling confidential information and conflicts appropriately.
Review calendar
1. First quarter: establish a consistent acquisition and integration review framework with management.
2. Within six months: review performance of the most material acquisition against the original investment case.
3. Within twelve months: assess portfolio priorities and recommend board action where expected value creation has not materialised.
Candidate requirements and term
The role requires investment and M and A experience, understanding of media business economics and ability to challenge management from a board position.
Additional useful experience includes board experience in buy-and-build platforms and familiarity with intellectual property-based revenue models.
The proposed appointment runs for an initial three years or an agreed investment period, with approximately eighteen to twenty-four days annually and additional transaction time as needed. Start date, remuneration, travel and on-site attendance will be agreed for the appointment.
Terms
- Where the board sits
- London, United Kingdom
- Applications close
- 20 December 2026
- Appointment
- Investor nominee board appointment
- Engagement
- The proposed appointment runs for an initial three years or an agreed investment period, with approximately eighteen to twenty-four days annually and additional transaction time as needed.
- Cross-border
- International candidatures are accepted.
- Time commitment in this market
- Typically 6–9 board meetings a year plus committee cycles and a strategy day; audit-committee chairs should expect materially more.
Before you apply — United Kingdom
Neither the Companies Act 2006 nor the Code imposes any residency or nationality test on a director. A foreign national can be appointed to a UK board without a permit, a filing exemption or a local counterpart.
- Residency test
- None.
- Nationality test
- None.
- Work authorisation
- A non-executive director attending board meetings does not require a work visa; permitted business activities cover it. An executive or interim operating role requires a Skilled Worker visa or equivalent.
- Tenure limit once appointed
- No hard cap. Provision 10 treats service of more than nine years from first appointment as a circumstance that may impair independence, and Provision 19 limits the chair's total tenure to nine years with limited flexibility.
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