Sly Bailey was named as one of the "50 Most Powerful Women in Britain" by Management Today.
11 Facts About Sly Bailey
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Sly Bailey was named as one of the top 20 most influential figures in media by MediaGuardian and as one of the top 50 most powerful businesswomen outside the United States by Fortune.
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Sly Bailey left Trinity Mirror, six months earlier than planned, in June 2012.
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Sly Bailey began her career as a make-up artist for Revlon.
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Sly Bailey became advertising manager at The Independent newspaper in 1987.
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Sly Bailey joined Trinity Mirror as chief executive in February 2003.
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In July 2011 Sly Bailey launched an investigation into editorial controls and procedures at Mirror Group newspapers following allegations of phone hacking.
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In October 2011, Sly Bailey became the first serving media executive to appear at the Leveson Inquiry.
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Late on 3 May 2012 it was announced that Sly Bailey was to leave her post at Trinity Mirror by the end of the year, but she in fact left in mid June.
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Sly Bailey has been on the Press Association board since 2003.
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Sly Bailey was awarded an Honorary Degree from the University of East London in 2005.