Guardian Top 100

MediaGuardian 100 is our annual guide to the most powerful people in the industry. Candidates are judged on three criteria - their cultural, economic and political influence in the UK.The list was takes in all sectors of the media, including broadcasting, publishing, new media, advertising, marketing and PR. Our ambition is to take a snapshot of the individuals who run or influence the UK media in 2006.

Panellists

Lord Waheed Alli

Lord Waheed Alli is chairman of entertainment content company Chorion, which owns the rights to Agatha Christie, Enid Blyton, Noddy and The Mr Men. He is also a non-executive director of Scottish Media Group, Paul O'Grady's TV company Olga Productions and online retail store, ASOS. The youngest peer in parliament when he was appointed nine years ago, aged 34, Lord Alli was co-founder of Big Breakfast and TFI Friday producer Planet 24. A former member of Labour's "kitchen cabinet", he is a working Labour peer taking a particular interest in equality issues.

Daisy McAndrew

Daisy McAndrew is the chief political correspondent for ITV News. She previously co-hosted BBC2's Daily Politics with Andrew Neil and presented the daily drivetime show for London talk radio station, LBC. She began her career as a researcher in the House of Commons and after a stint as a freelance political journalist spent two years as Charles Kennedy's press secretary. She returned to journalism after the 2001 general election, presenting Channel 4's lunchtime political programme, Powerhouse.

Jamie Kantrowitz

Jamie Kantrowitz is senior vice-president of marketing and content for MySpace.com in Europe. Based in London, she oversees strategic and media partnerships and events, as well as the brand and content acquisition for MySpace and its entertainment channels, focusing on music, film and TV. She was previously vice-president of marketing at its Los Angeles headquarters.

Richard Park

Richard Park is an executive director of Chrysalis Radio parent Global Radio. He joined the investment firm last week after two years as programme director of Magic, which he turned into London's number one station. A veteran radio executive, he previously spent 14 years at Capital Radio, working with the likes of Chris Tarrant, and became an unlikely household name as the head teacher of BBC1 talent show, Fame Academy.

Sarah Sands

Sarah Sands is a consultant editor of the Daily Mail. She previously spent a decade at the Telegraph Group, first as deputy editor on the Daily Telegraph, assuming responsibility for the Saturday edition, and later as the first female editor of the Sunday Telegraph. She started her career at the Sevenoaks Courier in Kent before joining the Evening Standard and editing the Londoner's Diary gossip column. She has also written two novels.

James Scroggs

James Scroggs is vice-president, consumer business of SpinVox, the voice-to-screen messaging company. He was previously vice-president of marketing for MTV Networks UK and Ireland, where he was responsible for all advertising, digital events, products and brand experiences. He began his career as a graduate recruit at DMB&B before going on to join Lowe Howard-Spink. As senior brand manager of OnDigital, he drove its relaunch as ITV Digital with the "Al & Monkey" ad campaign.

Janine Gibson

Janine Gibson is executive editor of Guardian Unlimited and editor-in-chief of MediaGuardian.

Matt Wells

Matt Wells is editor of MediaGuardian and presenter of the Media Talk podcast.

1. Eric Schmidt
2. Rupert Murdoch
3. Mark Thompson
4. Michael Grade
5. James Murdoch
6. Richard Branson
7. Steve Jobs
8. Ed Richards
9. Lesley Douglas
10. Paul Dacre
11. Jana Bennett
12. Peter Fincham
13. Michael Lyons
14. Steven Chen and Chad Hurley
15. Russell T Davies
16. Julian Bellamy
17. Peter Morgan
18. Jenny Abramsky
19. James Purnell
20. Simon Cowell
21. Kevin Lygo
22. Andy Duncan
23. Rebekah Wade
24. David Tennant
25. Les Hinton
26. Robert Thomson
27. Trevor East
28. Simon Shaps
29. Helen Boaden
30. Richard Wallace
31. Viscount Rothermere
32. Ashley Highfield
33. Arun Sarin
34. Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay
35. Richard Desmond
36. Sly Bailey
37. Murdoch MacLennan
38. Lisa Opie
39. Simon Fuller
40. Alan Rusbridger
41. Marjorie Scardino
42. John Witherow
43. Sir Martin Sorrell
44. Will Lewis
45. Lionel Barber
46. Carolyn McCall
47. Nick Robinson
48. Ivan Fallon
49. Zarin Patel
50. Dawn Airey
51. Simon Kelner
52. Paul Jackson
53. Patience Wheatcroft
54. Elisabeth Murdoch
55. Roger Alton
56. Steve Morrison
57. David Frank
58. Mark Sharman
59. David Kershaw
60. David Mannion
61. Duncan Edwards
62. Jane Featherstone
63. Nicholas Coleridge
64. Richard Curtis
65. Ant and Dec
66. Andy Harries
67. Roly Keating
68. John Humphrys
69. Danny Rimer
70. Tom Loosemore
71. Jane Bruton
72. Jeremy Clarkson
73. Robert Saville
74. John Noel
75. Russell Brand
76. Richard Eyre
77. Alexandra Shulman
78. Michael Birch
79. Polly Toynbee
80. Steve Hilton
81. Guido Fawkes
82. Chris Evans
83. Adam Boulton
84. Charles Allen
85. Andrew Neil
86. Matthew Freud
87. Colin Myler
88. Chris DeWolfe
89. Alan Parker
90. Gordon Ramsay
91. John Whittingdale
92. David Puttnam
93. Ajaz Ahmed
94. Allison Pearson
95. Ford Ennals
96. Kevin Maguire
97. Emily Bell
98. Andy Parfitt
99. Peter Wright
100. Facebook

There is 18 women in the top 100 and this is 18% of women in the top 100.

Lesley Douglas: Job: controller, BBC Radio 2 and 6Music; controller, BBC popular musicIndustry: broadcasting2006 ranking: 37

Jana Bennet: Job: director of vision, BBCIndustry: broadcasting 2006 ranking: 8

Rebekah Wade: Job: editor, the SunIndustry: publishing2006 ranking: 12

Helen Boaden: Job: director, BBC newsIndustry: broadcasting2006 ranking: 17

Sly Bailey: Job: chief executive, Trinity MirrorIndustry: publishing2006 ranking: 32

Lisa Opie: Job: managing director, content, Channel FiveIndustry: broadcasting New entry

Majorie Scardino: Job: chief executive, PearsonIndustry: publishing, new media2006 ranking:
36

Carolyn McCall: Job: chief executive, Guardian Media GroupIndustry: publishing, broadcasting, new media2006 ranking: 94

Dawn Airey: Job: director of global content, ITVIndustry: broadcasting2006 ranking: 31

Zarin Patel: Job: group finance director, BBC; non-executive director, BBC WorldwideIndustry: broadcasting New entry

Patience Wheatcroft: Job: editor, Sunday TelegraphIndustry: publishing2006 ranking: 87

Elizabeth Murdoch: Job: chairman and chief executive, ShineIndustry: broadcastingNew entry

Jane Featherstone: Job: joint managing director, Kudos Productions Industry: broadcasting 2006 ranking: 74

Jane Brutton: Job: editor, GraziaIndustry: publishingNew entry

Alexandra Shulman: Job: editor, VogueIndustry: publishingNew entry

Polly Toynbee: Job: columnist, the GuardianIndustry: publishingNew entry

Allison Pearson: Job: columnist, Daily MailIndustry: publishingNew entry

Emily Bell: Job: director of digital content, Guardian News & MediaIndustry: new mediaNew entry

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