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Anne Bulford
CBE
Deputy Director-General of the BBC
In office
6 July 2016 – 2019
Preceded byMark Byford
Personal details
Born (1959-09-22) 22 September 1959 (age 64)
Wirral Peninsula, England
SpouseDavid Smith
ResidenceLondon
Alma materUniversity College London
OccupationMedia executive

Anne Christine Bulford CBE (born 22 September 1959[1]) is a British media executive who was the most recent Deputy Director-General of the BBC, and the first woman to hold the position.[2][3]

Early life

Bulford was born in Wirral, England. She graduated from University College London where she was a lay member of Council and Honorary Treasurer until July 2012.[4] She is a trained chartered accountant.

Career

KPMG

She worked for twelve years with KPMG.

BBC

From 2002 to 2005, Bulford was Director of Finance & Business Affairs at the Royal Opera House. Deciding to enter media, she joined Carlton Communications as an executive, before being hired by Channel 4, becoming their Chief Operating Officer, following a period as interim Chief Executive.

Bulford joined the BBC as a member of their finance and operations team in June 2013. In June 2016 it was announced that she would take up the role of Deputy Director-General. The BBC announced her salary in September 2017 to be £435,000 per annum.

In January 2019, Bulford announced her plans to leave the BBC in the spring of that year, hoping to pursue a portfolio of non-executive roles. On her decision, Director-General Tony Hall said, "Anne has been an inspirational leader. She has brought real insight and determination in bringing change to the BBC."[5]

Already Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), Bulford was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting and charity.[6]

Personal life

Bulford is currently a Trustee of the Motor Neurone Disease Association and also of the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama.[4] She married David Smith on 11 May 1991 at Rowley, East Riding of Yorkshire.[7] Her husband rang church bells at Market Weighton.

References

  1. ^ "Anne Christine BULFORD - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk.
  2. ^ "BBC appoints Anne Bulford as first female deputy director general - BBC News". BBC News. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  3. ^ www.bloomberg.com https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=39099145&privcapId=8083496. Retrieved 3 February 2019. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ a b "BBC - Anne Bulford OBE, Deputy Director-General - About the BBC". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  5. ^ "BBC - Anne Bulford to leave BBC - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  6. ^ "No. 63135". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 2020. p. B9.
  7. ^ "B&D Peals". www.bnd.org.uk.
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