Ian Griffiths

Ian Ward Griffiths (born 1966) is a British businessman. He is a non-executive director of BBC Commercial and a Senior Adviser to Bain Capital.

Between 2020 and 2022 he was the CFO and deputy CEO of Kantar Group, a global data analytics and brand consulting company. During this time, he led the restructuring of the business following its acquisition from WPP plc by Bain Capital.

Early life Ian Ward Griffiths was born in September 1966. He is a qualified accountant.

He was the COO, CFO, and interim CEO of the media company ITV plc from May 2017 to December 2018, following Adam Crozier's departure after seven years as CEO.

Upon the appointment of Carolyn McCall as Group CEO in January 2018, Griffiths transitioned operations to a new leadership team before leaving the business in March 2019.

Kantar Group Griffiths joined Kantar in January 2020, following its acquisition by Bain Capital in December 2019. He was additionally appointed Deputy CEO in June of that year.

In December 2022, it was announced that Griffiths would join the board of BBC Commercial Limited. He was a non-executive director of DS Smith plc from 2014 to 2018.

Awards In 2013, he won FTSE 100 FD of the Year.