Claire Blunt has resigned from the board of Digitalbox plc to focus on her executive role within Steven Bartlett’s media group.
The media industry veteran joined the Dragons’ Den star’s FlightStory last year and is now CFO and COO of his parent group Steven.com.
She joined the board of Digitalbox, which owns Entertainment Daily, The Daily Mash, The Poke and The Tab, in October 2024 as a non-executive director. She also served as the chair of the company’s remuneration committee.
She will step down from the board at the end of this month.
Blunt previously served as chief advertising officer and CEO International at The Guardian Media Group, where she led global commercial strategy, overseeing advertising, international operations, and revenue growth during a period of digital transformation.
She then became COO of Future plc, a leading digital media publisher reaching over 400 million users monthly.
She was approached by Bartlett after previously working with the company’s CEO Georgie Holt.
“We reached out, we fell in love with her operational excellence, experience, wisdom, temperament and tenacity,” explained Bartlett last year, “and we asked if she would join us on this mission.”
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Blunt’s appointment last year was seen as a pivotal step in scaling FlightStory’s global operations, having consulted with the firm previously.
Bartlett added: “She’s had more impact in months than I could have expected in years.”
Marcus Rich, non-executive chairman of Digitalbox, said this morning: “She has been a very important member of the board and while we are sorry to see her step down, we fully understand her decision to focus on her executive responsibilities.”
Blunt added: “It has been a privilege to serve as a non-executive director and to work alongside such a dedicated and talented team. While it was not an easy decision to step down, I look forward to focusing on my executive responsibilities.”