Directorate Change

ITV PLC 18 January 2008 18 January 2008 Change in Directorate On 18 January 2008 John Ormerod was appointed a non-executive director of ITV plc. During his career he has been an advisor to companies in the TMT sector and his other current directorships include Computacenter plc, Misys plc and Gemalto NV. He will join the Audit Committee of the Board where his extensive experience of Audit Committee work both as a professional (in senior partnership roles at Deloitte & Touche and Arthur Andersen) and now as a non-executive director will contribute significantly to that Committee's work. We announced in August 2007, that John McGrath would step down from the Board at the end of the year, and he retired from the Board on 17 January 2008. John McGrath had been a non-executive director of ITV and Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board since the formation of ITV plc in early 2004 and had previously been a non-executive director of Carlton Communications plc. Michael Grade, Executive Chairman, said: 'We are delighted to welcome John Ormerod to the Board of ITV. He is an experienced Audit Committee member and importantly for ITV he also combines knowledge and experience of the media and technology sectors, from both his previous roles in the accountancy profession and his current directorships. We look forward to his input into our Board discussions. 'On behalf of the Board I would like to thank John McGrath for his significant contribution to ITV, through the merger process in 2003 and as a director and Chairman of our Audit Committee over the last three years. Mike Clasper has now taken over as our Audit Committee Chairman.' ITV confirms that no disclosure is necessary in respect of John Ormerod as required by Listing Rule 9.6.13 other than to note the directorships listed below. For further information please contact: ITV plc Tel: 0844 8818000 Mark Gallagher - Group Director of Corporate Affairs Jim Godfrey - Director of Corporate Affairs Tulchan Communications Group Tel: 020 7353 4200 Andrew Grant Susanna Voyle Website: www.itv.com, investor information: www.itvplc.com Editors' notes: John Ormerod, aged 58, is a chartered accountant. After reading physics at Oxford University he joined Arthur Andersen and became UK Managing Partner before negotiating a transaction between Andersen and Deloitte & Touche in 2002. Since retiring from Deloitte & Touche in 2004 he has accepted a number of non-executive roles and is currently: Computacenter plc Non-executive director and Chairman of Audit Committee since 2007 Misys plc Senior Independent Director and Chairman of Audit Committee since 2005 Gemalto NV Non-executive director and Chairman of Audit Committee since 2006 He is a trustee of The Roundhouse Trust and the Design Museum. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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