The BBC has appointed Channel 4’s chief operating officer Anne Bulford as its MD of BBC finance and operations.
The role will combine the two former posts of chief financial officer and chief operating officer, with Bulford to sit on the BBC’s Executive and Worldwide boards.
She will oversee the areas of finance, operations, technology, legal, risk and assurance and property, as well as commercial rights and business affairs.
Her appointment comes after current BBC chief finance officer Zarin Patel said she was stepping down last year, and after the BBC closed its COO post in September.
Bulford joined Channel 4 as group finance director in 2005. She later became acting chief executive and was promoted to COO in 2010. Channel 4 CEO David Abraham will oversee her staff in the interim as Channel 4 looks to put in place a “new leadership structure” for these teams.
ICYMI: #US cable and telecom operator taps @TiVo for migration to all-IP #video. https://t.co/RGgG1ZfWJ0 https://t.co/dFbCDkeCIs
17 July 2018 @ 21:00:01 UTC
ICYMI: TDC to sell Norwegian business to @TeliaCompany for a2.2 billion. #TVNews https://t.co/RgAGZAtzVd https://t.co/7pF5dUbwrF
17 July 2018 @ 20:00:01 UTC
.@amazon tests #smartTV set for #UK market. https://t.co/OmCFTMC6c1 https://t.co/1x6sdq0Qy1
17 July 2018 @ 19:00:02 UTC
ICYMI: @netflix falls short on subscriber growth as share price takes a dive. #SVOD https://t.co/4c17cgyeQV https://t.co/G1EZBJZ7Eq
17 July 2018 @ 18:00:02 UTC
Survey: #Millennials and #GenerationX driving accelerating cord-cutting in #US. https://t.co/xBJ8uIg0sW https://t.co/GhqggfxTYa
17 July 2018 @ 17:00:02 UTC
