Chair of the BBC

1 week ago - The chair of the BBC also acts ... by the King-in-Council, on the advice of the Secretary of State for a four-year term. The current chairman, Dr Samir Shah, succeeded chairwoman Dame Elan Closs Stephens on 4 March 2024....

August 13, 2025 - Dame Elan Closs Stephens became the acting Chair in June and now, 6 months later, Dr. Samir Shah has been selected as Chairman. So, who is he? There may be those amongst our members who worked with him as he joined

December 6, 2023 - TV executive Samir Shah has been named as the government's choice for the new BBC chairman, following Richard Sharp's resignation in April.

November 13, 2025 - And when it comes to finding Davie's replacement, the words of the BBC chairman Samir Shah have stayed with me.

March 30, 2021 - Earlier today, it was announced that former Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp is set to be appointed as the chairman of the BBC’s board of directors. According to the BBC’s Media Editor Amol Rajan, Sharp’s new role “will see him lead ...

2 weeks ago - Samir Shah, CBE (born 29 January 1952), is a British television and radio executive, who has been the Chair of the BBC since March 2024. He has worked in the past for the BBC and London Weekend Television, and was chief executive of Juniper TV.

December 6, 2023 - Veteran TV executive Samir Shah will replace Richard Sharp, who resigned in April after failing to declare his link to a secret £800,000 loan made to Boris Johnson.

December 6, 2023 - New head of corporation’s board replaces Richard Sharp, who resigned this year

The Chairman and the non-executive members for the nations are appointed by HM The King on the recommendation of Ministers while the other members of the Board are appointed by the BBC through the Board’s Nominations and Governance committee.

17th Director-General of the BBC · Tim Davie became Director-General of the BBC on 1 September 2020. He is the 17th Director-General of the Corporation

February 22, 2024 - Following Privy Council approval on 21 February, Dr Samir Shah CBE has been appointed for 4 years from 04 March 2024 to 03 March 2028.

1 week ago - Energy consultant and former Shell executive Robin Mills told the BBC's Today programme that the "surprise" appointment of Ms O'Neill was about refocusing on its core oil and gas businesses. "The new chairman...

November 21, 2025 - ^ Deborah Turness is the outgoing CEO of BBC News and Current Affairs, but after announcing her resignation from that role she stood down from the board.

Samir Shah has worked in broadcasting for over forty years. Prior to taking up the role as Chair of the BBC, he was the CEO of Juniper, an independent television and radio production company, since 1998.

Lord Simon of Wythenshawe, Sir Ernest Emil Darwin Simon (1879-1960) became a Liberal MP in 1923 after working in his family engineering business. He joined the Labour Party in 1946 and was a founder of New Statesman magazine.

BBC chairman Richard Sharp awaits a report into his appointment to the role after he helped facilitate an £800,000 loan guarantee..

November 13, 2025 - The director-general of the British Broadcasting Corporation is chief executive and (from 1994) editor-in-chief of the BBC. The post-holder was formerly appointed by the Board of Governors of the BBC (for the period 1927 to 2007) and then the BBC Trust (from 2007 to 2017).

December 6, 2023 - Shah will take up the post at a challenging time for the BBC. On Sunday, the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, said BBC cuts – in which its flagship news programme Newsnight cut to 30 minutes and transformed into a debate show – were “welcome” amid reports of licence fee curbs.

November 9, 2025 - Tim Davie’s successor will be appointed by the BBC Board which ensures the corporation delivers its mission and public purposes.