The N&S Board
Northern & Shell is a pioneering group that became a significant force in British and worldwide media, with a major UK television broadcaster alongside a portfolio of national newspapers and celebrity magazines.

Northern & Shell was founded in 1974 as the publisher of the music magazine International Musician and Recording World. The Northern & Shell group experienced over four decades of expansion from the mid 1970s, during which time it became a significant force in British and worldwide media, with a major UK television broadcaster and a portfolio of national newspapers and celebrity magazines.

Richard Desmond
Chairman

Martin Ellice
Joint Group Managing Director

Robert Sanderson
Joint Group Managing Director

Richard Martin
Group Commercial Director

Digby Rancombe
Group Finance Director