BBC Board
Appearance
The BBC Board is the governing board of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The board replaced the BBC Trust in April 2017.[1]
The chair and four non-executive members representing the four nations are appointed by the King-in-Council, on the advice of the UK Secretary of State.[clarification needed] Five other non-executive members are appointed by the board and the four executive members are chosen by the board.[2]
Name | Position | Term of office | |
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Dame Elan Closs Stephens, DBE | Acting Chairwoman | 27 June 2023 | 27 June 2024[note 1] |
Member for Wales | 20 July 2017 | 19 July 2020 | |
20 January 2021 | 20 July 2023 | ||
Tim Davie, CBE | Director-General | 1 September 2020 | — |
Nicholas Serota, CH | Senior Independent Director | 3 April 2017 | 2 April 2024 |
Shumeet Banerji | Non-executive Director | 1 January 2022 | 31 December 2025 |
Sir Damon Buffini | Non-executive Director and Deputy Chair[note 2] | 1 January 2022 | 31 December 2025 |
Shirley Garrood | Non-executive Director | 3 July 2019 | 2 July 2023 |
Ian Hargreaves, CBE | Non-executive Director | 2 April 2020 | 2 April 2023 |
Sir Robbie Gibb | Member for England | 7 May 2021 | 6 May 2024 |
Muriel Gray | Member for Scotland | 3 January 2022 | 2 January 2026 |
To be appointed by the Northern Ireland Executive | Member for Northern Ireland | — | — |
Charlotte Moore | Chief Content Officer | 1 September 2020 | 1 September 2022 |
1 September 2022 | 31 August 2024 | ||
Leigh Tavaziva | Chief Operating Officer | 1 February 2021 | 31 January 2025 |
Deborah Turness | CEO, BBC News and Current Affairs | 5 September 2022 | 4 September 2024 |
Executive committee
The executive committee is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the broadcaster.[5]
Name | Position |
---|---|
Tim Davie | Chairman; director-general; chief executive; editor-in-chief |
Kerris Bright | Chief Customer officer |
Alan Dickson | Chief Financial Officer |
Tom Fussell | CEO, BBC Studios |
Alice Macandrew | Group Corporate Affairs Director |
Charlotte Moore | Chief Content Officer |
Uzair Qadeer | Chief People Officer |
Gautam Rangarajan | Group Director of Strategy and Performance |
Rhodri Talfan Davies | Director, Nations |
Leigh Tavaziva | Chief Operating Officer |
Deborah Turness | CEO, BBC News and Current Affairs |
Notes
- ^ Appointed for a year or until a new permanent chair has been appointed.[3]
- ^ The title of deputy chair is an honorary one held ex-officio by the chair of the BBC's Commercial Board[4]
References
- ^ "BBC Board Appointments". BBC Media Centre. 23 March 2017.
- ^ "Non-Executive Members of the BBC Board". Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Dame Elan Closs Stephens appointed acting BBC chairwoman". BBC News. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Meeting of the BBC Board - Minutes - 8 December 2022" (PDF). BBC. p. 6. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "Executive committee". About the BBC. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
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