BBC Board

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The BBC Board is the governing board of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The Board replaced the BBC Trust in April 2017.[1] The chairman is Sir David Clementi.[2]

The chair and four non-executive members representing the four nations are appointed by the Queen-in-Council. Five other non-executive members are appointed by the board and the four executive members are chosen by the board.[3]

Name Position
Sir David Clementi Chairman
Lord Hall of Birkenhead Director-general of the BBC
Simon Burke Non-executive director
Baroness Grey-Thompson Non-executive director
Ian Hargreaves Non-executive director
Tom Ilube Non-executive director
Sir Nicholas Serota Non-executive director
Steve Morrison Member for Scotland
Ashley Steel Member for England
Dame Elan Closs Stephens Member for Wales
Tim Davie CEO, BBC Worldwide & director, global
Ken MacQuarrie Director, nations and regions
Francesca Unsworth Director, news and current affairs

Executive committee

The Executive committee is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the broadcaster.

Name Position
Tony Hall Chairman; director-general (Stepping down from post in summer 2020)
Kerris Bright Chief customer officer
Tim Davie CEO, BBC Studios
Valerie Hughes D'Aeth Director of human resources
Glyn Isherwood Chief financial officer
Sarah Jones Group general counsel
David Jordan Director, editorial policy and standards
Ken MacQuarrie Director of nations & regions
Charlotte Moore Director of content
Matthew Postgate Chief technology & research officer
James Purnell Director of radio & education
Gautam Rangarajan Director, strategy
Bob Shennan BBC Group managing director
John Shield Director, communications and corporate affairs
Clare Sumner Director, policy
Fran Unsworth Director of news & current affairs

References

  1. ^ "BBC Board Appointments". BBC Media Centre. 23 March 2017.
  2. ^ Mark Sweney (10 January 2017). "Sir David Clementi confirmed as new BBC chair". The Guardian.
  3. ^ "Non-Executive Members of the BBC Board". Retrieved 13 June 2020.

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