Tim Davie | |
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.jpg) Davie in 2023 | |
| 17th Director-General of the BBC | |
| Assumed office 1 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Tony Hall |
| Acting 11 November 2012 – 1 April 2013 | |
| Preceded by | George Entwistle |
| Succeeded by | Tony Hall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Timothy Douglas Davie 25 April 1967 Croydon, London, England |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Selwyn College, Cambridge |
Timothy Douglas Davie CBE (born 25 April 1967) is a British media executive currently serving as the seventeenth Director-General of the BBC since 1 September 2020,[1][2] taking over from Tony Hall. He was previously appointed as the acting director-general of the BBC on 10 November 2012 following the resignation of George Entwistle,[3][4] until Hall took over the role permanently in April 2013.
Educated at Whitgift School and the University of Cambridge, Davie joined the BBC following a career in marketing. He unsuccessfully stood as a candidate for the Conservative Party in 1993 and 1994 in the Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council elections. During his time as acting director-general he oversaw the investigations into BBC management and conduct following revelations the broadcaster had known about sexual abuse by Jimmy Savile.[5]
- ^ "Tim Davie: BBC executive named director general". BBC News. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ Ling, Thomas (5 June 2020). "BBC announces Tim Davie as new Director-General". Radio Times. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ Mendick, Robert; Hennessy, Patrick (10 November 2012). "George Entwistle quits as director-general over Newsnight fiasco". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "George Entwistle's statement in full". BBC News. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "Incoming BBC Director-General Tony Hall announces changes to BBC's senior team" (Press release). BBC Press Centre. 14 February 2013. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2014.