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Murdoch MacLennan was born on 10 April, 1949, is a British senior media executive (born 1949). Discover Murdoch MacLennan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?

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1949

Murdoch MacLennan (born 10 April 1949) is a British senior media executive.

He is chairman of the Press Association Group, Independent News & Media, and also of the Scottish Professional Football League.

MacLennan was born on 10 April 1949 in Glasgow, Scotland, to Donald MacLennan (1919-1991) and Hazel MacLennan (née Hope, 1923).

MacLennan began his career as a graduate trainee at The Scotsman in Edinburgh, then worked for titles in Newcastle and South Wales before moving to Reading as production manager for a regional evening paper.

1982

He joined the board of the Daily Record and Sunday Mail as production director in 1982.

1984

Both papers were part of Mirror Group Newspapers, and he then became the group's director of production in 1984.

1985

He moved to Express Newspapers a year later in 1985 to become production and technical director.

1989

In 1989, he joined Associated Newspapers as managing director of Harmsworth Quays.

1992

In 1992, he returned to Mirror Group as group operations director of Mirror Group Newspapers and managing director of the Daily Record and Sunday Mail remaining until 1994, when he returned to Associated Newspapers.

While working at the Daily Mail MacLennan was given the nickname "MacGifty" on account of his giving of gifts to colleagues.

This generosity seemed to be derived "from a desire to be liked, and an old-fashioned Fleet Street belief in munificence".

MacLennan had a reputation for sacking employees.

After one occasion the victim's mother asked the reasons behind his decision and MacLennan answered, "What should I do? Shall I resign? Would that make it better?".

A former colleague is quoted as saying "He wants to be your best friend, then he sacks you".

1994

Previously he was the group managing director of Associated Newspapers from 1994 to 2004.

He has held a number of roles for publishing groups within the British newspaper industry and in international bodies.

1997

He was President of IFRA in Darmstadt (the global technical association for newspapers) from 1997 to 2003 became a vice president of the World Association of Newspapers (2003–2010).

He is a member of the European Publishers' Council (EPC) and a director of the International News Media Association (INMA).

He was appointed an Honorary Professor attached to the Business School at Glasgow University in 1997 and has been the Chancellor's Assessor on the Court of Glasgow University since 2009.

2000

MacLennan has initiated and led media sponsorships, such as the chair in Environmental Newspaper Technologies at the University of Paisley and has been involved in developing other media related campaigns, such as the 'Newspapers in Education' initiative in Scotland which led to a major project on 'The Year 2000’ being undertaken by every school in the country.

2004

From 2004 until 2017 he was CEO of the Telegraph Media Group after which he served as Deputy Chairman until March 2018, and remains a Non-Executive Director.

In August 2004, he was appointed as the CEO of the Telegraph Media Group.

2005

MacLennan has twice been chairman of the Newspaper Publishers Association (2005-2007; 2013-2014).

2010

In 2010, he became Non-Executive Chairman of the Press Association Group, a multi-platform content provider, in addition to his role at the Telegraph Media Group.

In 2010 MacLennan was ranked as number 17 on the annual MediaGuardian 100 list of most powerful people in the UK.

MacLennan was accused of covering up any negative stories about the banking giant HSBC within the Daily Telegraph newspaper.

Peter Oborne, former chief political correspondent at the Telegraph, quit the paper stating that MacLennan in particular was "determined" not to allow negative stories about HSBC to appear.

Oborne claimed this was a "form of fraud" as HSBC were a lucrative advertising customer

MacLennan was a member of the Commission on Scottish Devolution (The Calman Commission).

2012

MacLennan is involved in several charities, including the Journalists' Charity, and was President of the Printing Charity from 2012 to 2013.

He holds other directorships, including Vice-President and Appeals Chairman of the Newspaper Press Fund and Festival chairman of Newstraid.

He is a Companion of the Institute of Management and a Freeman of the City of London.

2015

He is a member of the Regulatory Funding Company Board and in 2015 he joined the Google DNI Council.

2017

He stepped down from the role in June 2017, becoming deputy chairman of the group.

MacLennan was appointed chairman of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) in July 2017.

There was criticism that MacLennan is not impartial in his role with the SPFL considering the fact that INM's majority shareholder is Celtic's majority shareholder Dermot Desmond.

One of Desmond close associates and fellow Celtic fan Denis O'Brian is also an INM shareholder.

MacLennan has shown his hatred and loathing of Rangers FC, having been quoted as saying "Ah cannae stand the bastards".

He also held an executive box at the home of Celtic football club.

2018

He stepped down from this role in March 2018, but remains a non-executive member of the board of directors.