Darroch worked for
Procter & Gamble for twelve years from 1988, eventually becoming European finance director of its healthcare business. He then worked for
DSG Dixons Group under the aegis of
Ian Livingston, before replacing him in the role of FD.
Sky Darroch joined Sky (previously known as Sky plc before
Comcast's takeover in 2018, and British Sky Broadcasting before the
European acquisitions in 2014) in August 2004 as chief financial officer. He became chief executive of Sky in December 2007 and sold the organisation to
Comcast in 2018. In 2017, Darroch was the UK's 4th highest earning chief executive, receiving a salary of £16.3 million. In January 2021, it was announced that Darroch would be standing down as chief executive, and will become executive chairman of Sky, remaining in post throughout 2021, and will then be an advisor to the company. He was succeeded by
Dana Strong.
Later career Darroch was appointed chair of the National Oceanography Centre in October 2022. Darroch became a non-executive director for
Reckitt plc in November 2022, becoming chair in May 2024. Darroch joined the board of
The Walt Disney Company as a director in 2024. ==Personal life==