UK-born media and entertainment company Global has appointed Alex Duncan as its new Chief Technology Officer.
Duncan will join Global effective September 1, becoming a member of the company’s board and reporting directly to Group CEO, Simon Pitts.
Global claims to be the UK and Europe’s “largest Radio & Outdoor company”.
The firm is home to prominent broadcast media brands including Heart, Capital, LBC, Capital XTRA, Capital Dance, Classic FM, Smooth, Radio X and Gold Radio.
She will oversee Global’s 200-strong technology team, spanning broadcast engineering, commercial and ad tech, cyber security, data infrastructure and analytics and enterprise systems.
Duncan joins Global from the British Heart Foundation, where she has worked as Chief Technology Officer since 2022, leading a team of more than 350 with a focus on AI.
Prior to joining the British Heart Foundation Duncan was CTO of Ambassador Theatre Group and previously Director of IT at international shopping channel, QVC.
Simon Pitts, Group CEO at Global, said: “I’m delighted to welcome Alex Duncan as Global’s new Chief Technology Officer.
“This is a critical role at Global, where technology, innovation and building brilliant products is very much in our DNA.
“This is a critical role at Global, where technology, innovation and building brilliant products is very much in our DNA.”
Simon Pitts, Global
“Alex brings over two decades of deep technical expertise, leadership and a real passion for media. She has led large-scale, transformative projects with great success and knows how to build exciting products.
“Her recent successful delivery of a significant organisation-wide transformation at the British Heart Foundation has demonstrated both leadership and vision.
“She’s also no stranger to audio, having launched the UK arm of streaming station PulseRadio 25 years ago. We’re very excited to have Alex on board.”
Commenting on her appointment, Alex Duncan added: “I’m thrilled to be joining Global at such an exciting time – the company has incredible ambition and technology has driven exciting innovation in both audio and outdoor media.
“I’m thrilled to be joining Global at such an exciting time – the company has incredible ambition and technology has driven exciting innovation in both audio and outdoor media.”
ALEX DUNCAN, GLOBAL
“This opportunity is a perfect convergence of my early love for radio and my passion for using technology to drive meaningful change.
“I’m really looking forward to working with the brilliant teams at Global when I join them later this year.”
Duncan joins Global following the appointment of Simon Pitts as CEO back in March 2024.
Pitts joined Global after six years at Scotland’s STV, where he is credited with launching “a high-growth streaming service”, according to the company.Music Business Worldwide
