The chairman of AO, the net electrical items retailer, has been interviewed to develop into the subsequent chair of state-owned broadcaster Channel 4.
Simon Dingemans, a former Goldman Sachs banker who sits on the board of WPP, the advertising companies group, has additionally been shortlisted, based on the Monetary Occasions.
Sir Ian stepped down earlier this yr after only one time period, having presided over a profitable try to thwart privatisation by the final Tory authorities.
He was changed on an interim foundation by Daybreak Airey, the media business government who has occupied high jobs at firms together with ITV, Channel 5 and Yahoo!.
The race to steer the state-owned broadcaster’s board has acquired further significance since after the resignation of Alex Mahon, its long-serving chief government.
It has since been reported that Alex Burford, one other Channel 4 non-executive director and the boss of Warner Data UK, is a doable contender to interchange Ms Mahon.
A vocal opponent of Channel 4’s privatisation, which was deserted by the final Conservative authorities, Ms Mahon is leaving to affix Superstruct, a personal equity-owned dwell leisure firm.
The appointment of a brand new chair is anticipated to happen by the autumn, with the chosen candidate anticipated to steer the recruitment of Ms Mahon’s successor.
The Division for Tradition, Media and Sport has declined to touch upon the recruitment course of, whereas Mr Cooper couldn’t be reached for remark.
