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PIRC calls for independent chair at BSkyB

Comments (0) | 14 Jul 2011 | Rating Rating (-1 to +1): 0.0

| Print by Tim Human

Proxy adviser says James Murdoch should stand down as UK broadcaster’s chairman

PIRC, the UK proxy adviser, has called on James Murdoch to stand down as chairman of British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) and renewed its criticism of the company’s governance standards.

The broadcaster would benefit from an independent chair not affiliated with BSkyB’s main shareholder, News Corp, says PIRC.

‘We ...

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