Adam Crozier
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Adam Crozier speaking at the Nations & Regions Media Conference in 2012
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| Born |
26 January 1964 Isle of Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Education | Graeme High School |
| Alma mater | Heriot-Watt University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Employer | ITV |
| Home town | Isle of Bute, Scotland |
| Salary | £1.4 million (est.) |
| Title | CEO of Saatchi and Saatchi(1995–99) CEO of The FA (2000–02) CEO of Royal Mail Holdings plc (2003–10) Non-executive director of Camelot Group plc (2007–10) CEO of ITV plc (2010–present) |
| Predecessor | Michael Grade |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Spouse(s) | Annette |
| Children | 2 |
Adam Alexander Crozier (born 26 January 1964) is a Scottish businessman, and the current chief executive officer of media company ITV plc, operator of the ITV television network in England, Wales, Southern Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands. After a career at Saatchi & Saatchi culminating with the post of joint chief executive 1995, he came to wide public prominence as the new chief executive of The Football Association in 2000 at the age of 35, before in 2003 becoming the chief executive of the Royal Mail Group, the United Kingdom's mail delivery service, where he oversaw a controversial modernisation programme. In January 2010 he was announced as the new chief executive of ITV plc, where he arrived on 26 April 2010.
Crozier was born and raised on the Isle of Bute on the west coast of Scotland in 1964. His father was a manager for Lord Bute, and his mother was secretary to the managing director of The Scotsman. Crozier went to a school in Ayr, before moving to Graeme High School, a comprehensive school in Falkirk. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree (BA) in business organisation from Edinburgh's Heriot-Watt University. While at school, Crozier had trials with both Hibernian and Stirling Albion football clubs.
Crozier received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 2005
Crozier joined Pedigree Petfoods as a graduate trainee in 1984. In 1986, he moved to the Daily Telegraph to work in media sales.
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