Privacy Policy

Introduction

As a private company, The Economist Group is not bound by the Listing Rules of the Financial Services Authority to report on compliance with the UK Corporate Governance Code. However, the Group has always sought to run its corporate affairs in line with best practice and therefore follows the main principles of the UK Corporate Governance Code as closely as is reasonably practicable and useful to shareholders.

The Board

The Board currently comprises nine non-executive directors and two executive directors. The non-executive directors have a breadth of successful commercial and professional experience and they exercise independent judgment. Luke Swanson is director of transformation of Pearson plc. Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild and her spouse, Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, as well as John Elkann, are each interested in a significant number of shares. The Board is chaired by Rupert Pennant-Rea.