6/10/2023 0 Comments Enough Said by Mark John ThompsonThe decision to appoint Thompson Director-General was made unanimously by the BBC Board of Governors, headed by the then new Chairman Michael Grade (another former chief executive of Channel 4). Although he had originally stated he was not interested in the role of Director-General and would turn down any approach from the BBC, he changed his mind, saying the job was a "one-of-a-kind opportunity". He succeeded Greg Dyke, who resigned on 29 January 2004 in the aftermath of the Hutton Inquiry. Thompson was appointed Director-General on. Thompson edited the university magazine, Isis. Thompson was educated by Jesuits at the independent school, Stonyhurst College, and then went up to Merton College, Oxford, where he took a first in English. Thompson was born in London, England, and brought up in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, by his mother, Sydney Corduff, his sister, Katherine, and father, Duncan John Thompson. Mark John Thompson (born 31 July 1957) is the current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The New York Times Company.įrom 2004 to 2012, Thompson was Director-General of the BBC, and was a former Chief Executive of Channel 4.
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