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BBC Board
Governing board of the British Broadcasting Corporation

The BBC Board is the governing board of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The board replaced the BBC Trust in April 2017.

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. Five other non-executive members are appointed by the board and the four executive members are chosen by the board.

NamePositionTerm of office
Samir ShahChairman4 March 20243 March 2028
Tim DavieDirector-General1 September 2020—
Shumeet BanerjiNon-executive Director7 January 202231 December 2025
Sir Damon BuffiniNon-executive Director and Deputy Chair1 January 202231 December 2025
Sir Robbie GibbMember for England7 May 20216 May 2028
Muriel GrayMember for Scotland3 January 20222 January 2026
Chris JonesNon-executive Director24 July 202323 July 2027
Charlotte MooreChief Content Officer1 September 202031 August 2026
Michael PlautMember for Wales1 June 202431 May 2028
Michael SmythMember for Northern Ireland20 July 202319 July 2027
Marinella SoldiNon-executive Director11 September 202310 September 2026
Leigh TavazivaChief Operating Officer1 February 202331 January 2027
Caroline ThomsonSenior Independent Director3 April 20252 April 2029
Deborah TurnessCEO, BBC News and Current Affairs5 September 20224 September 2026
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Executive committee

The executive committee is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the broadcaster.4

NamePosition
Tim DavieChairman; director-general; chief executive; editor-in-chief
Kerris BrightChief Customer officer
Alan DicksonChief Financial Officer
Tom FussellCEO, BBC Studios
Alice MacandrewGroup Corporate Affairs Director
Charlotte MooreChief Content Officer
Uzair QadeerChief People Officer
Gautam RangarajanGroup Director of Strategy and Performance
Rhodri Talfan DaviesDirector, Nations
Leigh TavazivaChief Operating Officer
Deborah TurnessCEO, BBC News and Current Affairs

Notes

  • BBC portal

References

  1. "BBC Board Appointments". BBC Media Centre. 23 March 2017. https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/board-appointments ↩

  2. "Non-Executive Members of the BBC Board". Retrieved 13 June 2020. https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/appointment/non-executive-members-bbc-board-copy/ ↩

  3. The title of deputy chair is an honorary one held ex-officio by the chair of the BBC's Commercial Board[3] /wiki/Ex_officio_member ↩

  4. "Executive committee". About the BBC. Retrieved 29 April 2023. https://www.bbc.com/aboutthebbc/whoweare/exco ↩