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Stevie Spring

Stephanie Spring (born 10 June 1957) is a British media executive, and incoming chair of the board of PRS for Music, the United Kingdom's music copyright collective. She has previously served as Chair of the British Council and the mental health charity Mind. After graduating with a law degree, Spring joined Alpine Group as a marketing manager in 1978. In 1982, she became part of the team that launch the breakfast television station TV-am, before working in advertising management. She served as chief executive officer of ClearChannel from 1999 to 2006, and as CEO of Future plc from 2006 to 2012, becoming one of only a few women to chair a public listed company at the time. She was honoured at the 2010 Women of the Year Lunch. She was also Chair of the BBC's C… more »