Gavyn Davies

Gavyn Davies
Davies in 2011
Born (1950-11-27) 27 November 1950 (age 73)
NationalityBritish
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge
Known forFormer Chairman of the BBC
Political partyLabour Party (until 2001)
SpouseSue Nye
Children1 daughter, 2 sons

Gavyn Davies, OBE (born 27 November 1950) is a former Goldman Sachs partner who was the chairman of the BBC from 2001 until 2004.[1] On 28 January 2004 he announced that he was resigning his BBC post following the publication of the Hutton Inquiry report which heavily criticised the organisation.

  1. ^ Winnett, Robert (29 April 2010). "General Election 2010: Sue Nye is the aide blamed for Gordon Brown's 'bigoted' gaffe". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 10 September 2013.