lˈɔːɹd ˈælən wʌz tʃˈiːf ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv ʌv ɡɹænˈɑːdə ɡɹˈuːp fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd, ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv tʃˈɛɹmən ʌv ɡɹænˈɑːdə mˈiːdiːə pˌiːˌɛlsˈiː fɹʌm tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ, tʃˈiːf ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv ʌv ˌaɪtˌiːvˈiː pˌiːˌɛlsˈiː fɹʌm ɪts fɔːɹmˈeɪʃən ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ ʌntˈɪl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, ænd tʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðə mjˈuːzɪk kˈʌmpəni ˌiːˌɛmˈaɪ.
Lord Allen was chief executive of Granada Group from 1996 to 2000, executive chairman of Granada Media plc from 2000 to 2004, chief executive of ITV plc from its formation in 2004 until 2007, and chairman of the music company EMI.