New BBC Chair Must Have ‘Demonstrable Experience,’ Hiring Process Must be ‘Transparent’ Director General Tim Davie Says
variety.comNaman Ramachandran BBC director general Tim Davie has called for a “transparent” hiring process for the next chair of the corporation.
The previous BBC chair Richard Sharp resigned over his role in a 2020 loan to then U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Elan Closs Stephens has been appointed temporary acting chair.
Davie appeared before a U.K. Culture Media and Sport Committee parliamentary inquiry on the workings of the BBC on Tuesday and was asked what qualities and skills BBC needs for the new chair. “This is an incredibly precious institution, globally admired complex, right in the heart of the public eye.
It needs a world class chair and we need an outstanding candidate to do that,” Davie told the committee. “From a board point of view, we absolutely believe that a transparent process is critical.
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