Gill Carrick

Gill Carrick joined Odgers Ray & Berndtson in December 2006 as a Partner in the Board Practice with a remit to develop an ICE practice (Information, Communication & Entertainment). Based in the London office, she is also a member of the Technology and Business & Professional Services Practices and is Vice-Chair of the Private Equity Practice.

Before she became a headhunter, Gill sat on the Board of a quoted commercial and display lighting company. She was formerly Chair of the Technology & Media Group with Whitehead Mann which she joined in 2000 following a merger with GKR (Goddard Kay Rogers), the company with whom she began her career in search in 1982.

In her early career with GKR she worked with the founders as a generalist across all sectors. In recent years she has concentrated largely on media, culture, leisure and entertainment projects at board level, including the appointment of external directors.

Senior assignments handled include the Chairman and Chief Executive of Channel 4, numerous non-executive appointments for Channel 4, Chair and eight Trustees of the BBC Trust and multiple appointments for ITV.