Sharmila Nebhrajani

Key skills and experience: Sharmila joined the ITV Board in December 2020. Sharmila has strong public sector, commercial, government and non-profit experience across a wide range of sectors. She was previously chief executive of Wilton Park, an executive agency of the FCO, and prior to that held various roles in public health and medical research. Earlier in her career, Sharmila held the post of Chief Operating Officer at BBC Future Media & Technology, where she managed the business functions of bbc.co.uk, including the launch of iPlayer. Sharmila studied Medicine at the University of Oxford, is a chartered accountant and was made an OBE in 2014 for services to medical research.

Current external appointments: Non-executive Director, Severn Trent plc; Chairman of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; Non-executive Director, National Savings & Investments; Independent Trustee, Lifesight Ltd; Governor, The Health Foundation.