Sylvia Bailey, née Grice (born 24 January 1962), is a former chief executive of Trinity Mirror, the UK's largest newspaper publisher, and a non-executive director of EMI from 2004 to 2007.
[4] On 30 June 2008, Trinity Mirror issued a trading statement forecasting a 10% reduction in anticipated profits, leading to a collapse in the share price to a low of 73.5p, compared to its 12-month high of 557.5p.
The Independent's media columnist Stephen Glover pointed out that the company's market value had slumped from £1.5 bn to £250m, and commented: "... it is difficult to see how Sly Bailey, Trinity Mirror's preposterously well-rewarded chief executive, can remain much longer in her job .
[2] The General Secretary of the National Union of Journalists, Michelle Stanistreet, said of her at the time: "Finally, Sly Bailey is doing the decent thing and leaving the company she has led into monumental decline.
[10] In 2023, in a judgement against Trinity Mirror (now Reach PLC) and in favour of Prince Harry about the phone hacking scandal, judge Timothy Fancourt said that Bailey “knew or – what in law amounts to the same thing – turned a blind eye to it [unlawful information gathering] from about the end of 2006” whilst she was CEO.