Tim Davie

Tim Davie
Davie in 2023
17th Director-General of the BBC
Assumed office
1 September 2020
Preceded byTony Hall
Acting
11 November 2012 – 1 April 2013
Preceded byGeorge Entwistle
Succeeded byTony Hall
Personal details
Born
Timothy Douglas Davie

(1967-04-25) 25 April 1967 (age 57)
Croydon, London, England
Children3
EducationSelwyn College, Cambridge

Timothy Douglas Davie CBE (born 25 April 1967) is a British media executive, and the Director-General of the BBC since September 2020,[1][2] taking over from Tony Hall. He was previously appointed as the acting director-general of the BBC in 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]

  1. ^ "Tim Davie: BBC executive named director general". BBC News. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. ^ Ling, Thomas (5 June 2020). "BBC announces Tim Davie as new Director-General". Radio Times. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. ^ Mendick, Robert; Hennessy, Patrick (10 November 2012). "George Entwistle quits as director-general over Newsnight fiasco". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  4. ^ "George Entwistle's statement in full". BBC News. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  5. ^ "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.