The BBC has appointed Rhodri Talfan Davies as deputy director general, following his tenure as interim chief of the broadcaster before Matt Brittin was hired.
He might be second-in-command to Brittin, who officially joined the BBC last month after serving as president of EMEA business and operations at Google. Davies was chosen after a “competitive internal recruitment process,” in keeping with a press release from the BBC.
“Rhodri was the outstanding alternative amongst several very strong candidates,” Brittin said in an announcement. “He’s a trusted, experienced leader — the BBC’s values seem woven into his DNA. I’ve got to know him myself in recent months and I’ve seen at first-hand how invaluable his judgment, breadth of experience and sense of purpose are to this organization. He’s steeped within the BBC’s public service mission while sharing my ambition and sense of urgency to reinvent the BBC for the longer term.”
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