Putting the ‘I’ in INM

Corporate governance issues put increasing pressure on the media giant’s share rally

INM chairman Leslie Buckley with chief executive Robert Pitt Picture: Fergal Phillips

To be involved in one embarrassing corporate governance dispute – a probe by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement – may be unfortunate. To be involved in two – a breach of compliance rules on the number of independent directors – looks like carelessness. Just how do you solve a problem like the independence of Independent News & Media?

Last week the country’s biggest newspaper publisher decided to take the unusual ...