MERLIN COMMUNICATIONS APPOINT CHAIRMAN

MERLIN Communications Group, the global communications facilities management company, have announced that they have confirmed the appointment of Mark Burrell as Chairman.
Burrell (pictured) said: “I have very much enjoyed working with Merlin’s excellent team and as Chairman of the board I look forward to helping them build upon their success to date and deliver shareholder value.”
Burrell was the main board for Development at Pearson for 11 years and was actively involved in the financing of satellite broadcasting in the UK since their inception. He was Non-Executive Director of BSB and then BSkyB. He was also Non-Executive Director at Yorkshire Television and Thames Television.
During his time at Pearson Burrell helped transform the company from a conglomerate into an international media company, with interests in new media, television, book publishing, newspapers and education.
Burrell has also been Chairman of Royal Doulton and Pearson’s North Sea exploration company, Whitehall Petroleum.
Burrell has been Acting Chairman of Merlin Communications since the death of Sir James Glover.
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