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
Samir Shah Chairman 4 March 2024 3 March 2028
Tim Davie Director-General 1 September 2020
Shumeet Banerji Non-executive Director 7 January 2022 31 December 2025
Sir Damon Buffini Non-executive Director and Deputy Chair[note 1] 1 January 2022 31 December 2025
Sir Robbie Gibb Member for England 7 May 2021 6 May 2028
Muriel Gray Member for Scotland 3 January 2022 2 January 2026
Chris Jones Non-executive Director 24 July 2023 23 July 2027
Charlotte Moore Chief Content Officer 1 September 2020 31 August 2026
Michael Plaut Member for Wales 1 June 2024 31 May 2028
Sir Nicholas Serota Senior Independent Director 3 April 2017 2 April 2025
Michael Smyth Member for Northern Ireland 20 July 2023 19 July 2027
Marinella Soldi Non-executive Director 11 September 2023 10 September 2026
Leigh Tavaziva Chief Operating Officer 1 February 2021 31 January 2025
Deborah Turness CEO, BBC News and Current Affairs 5 September 2022 4 September 2026

Executive committee

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

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

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

References

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  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.
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