Speakers
Roger Flynn was Chief Executive of BBC Ventures Group, the media services commercial arm and a BBC main board director. Prior to that he was Managing Director of Prudential Retail, responsible for the UK retail business including the Prudential brand, with a sales turnover of £2bn, 6m customers and 6,000 staff. Before joining Prudential, Roger was General Manager World Sales & Distribution at British Airways. His first senior management position was with Virgin Communications (Virgin International Media Group), working directly for Sir Richard Branson.
“Roger achieved a remarkable turnaround and created real value in the Ventures businesses” – BBC Director-General Greg Dyke
Roger is currently Chief Executive of SpringBoard Group Ltd which is a private investment vehicle through which he has invested in a number of businesses including a Bioenergy Media business and a Financial Services software business as well as working with Private Equity on a number of deals including a Retail public to private transaction with an enterprise value of £1bn, and the management buyout of a global media services company.
“Roger’s presentation perfectly complemented the theme of our Senior Leaders’ Risk conference. He related his relevant business experience in a way that resonated with the audience, particularly the challenges of managing change.” – David Godfrey, Divisional Risk Officer, Wholesale Risk, Lloyds Banking Group
