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There were clear criteria and a process for utility.
Who is making the appointment?
We need to jump higher, run faster, work harder, fit in.
Rozina Breen and Channel 4’s headquarters in LondonGetty
More diverse senior decision-makers are essential if broadcasting is to become a genuinely inclusive industry.
The government has twice intervened in similar circumstances over Channel 4 non-executive directors.
All of the successful candidates are based in London except for Boots boss James, who lives in Kent.
Channel 4 chairman Ian CheshireOfcom
There is also no representation from individuals based in Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland.
The same urgency has not been reflected in the directors chosen by ministers to join the companys board.
You see life through a different lens, and that can only strengthen public service broadcasting and audience trust.
The DCMS declined to answer Deadlines questions about the diversity of Channel 4s board.
Channel 4 and Ofcom declined to comment.
