Ashley Tabor is the youngest radio owner is Europe.  Recently listed in Media Guardian’s Most Influential Top 100 for the second year in a row he has driven the biggest consolidation and upgrade in the history of the UK commercial radio industry.  Ashley Tabor’s vision for Global Radio began in 2007 when he, and legendary radio programmer Richard Park, successfully acquired Chrysalis  Radio, owners of Heart, Galaxy and LBC.

In 2008, having lured former ITV CEO Charles Allen to  join the company as Chairman, Global acquired the largest radio group in the country-­‐GCap plc, owners of Classic FM, Capital FM, XFM, Gold and Choice FM.