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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]

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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]

NamePositionTerm of office
Samir Shah Chairman 4 March 20243 March 2028
Tim Davie Director-General 1 September 2020
Shumeet BanerjiNon-executive Director7 January 202231 December 2025
Sir Damon Buffini Non-executive Director and Deputy Chair [note 1] 1 January 202231 December 2025
Sir Robbie Gibb Member for England7 May 20216 May 2028
Muriel Gray Member for Scotland3 January 20222 January 2026
Chris JonesNon-executive Director24 July 202323 July 2027
Charlotte Moore Chief Content Officer1 September 202031 August 2026
Michael PlautMember for Wales1 June 202431 May 2028
Sir Nicholas Serota Senior Independent Director3 April 20172 April 2025
Michael SmythMember for Northern Ireland20 July 202319 July 2027
Marinella SoldiNon-executive Director11 September 202310 September 2026
Leigh TavazivaChief Operating Officer1 February 202131 January 2025
Deborah Turness CEO, BBC News and Current Affairs5 September 20224 September 2026

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 Moore Chief Content Officer
Uzair QadeerChief People Officer
Gautam RangarajanGroup Director of Strategy and Performance
Rhodri Talfan Davies Director, Nations
Leigh TavazivaChief Operating Officer
Deborah Turness CEO, BBC News and Current Affairs

Notes

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

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References

  1. "BBC Board Appointments". BBC Media Centre. 23 March 2017.
  2. "Non-Executive Members of the BBC Board" . Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  3. "Meeting of the BBC Board - Minutes - 8 December 2022" (PDF). BBC. p. 6. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  4. "Executive committee". About the BBC. Retrieved 29 April 2023.