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Company Structure

BBC Worldwide Board

To view our directors' biographies, click on their names.

John Smith
Chief Executive

Darren Childs
Managing Director, Global Channels

Neil Chugani
Chief Financial Officer


Sarah Cooper
Chief Operating Officer

Wayne Garvie
Managing Director, Content & Production

Paula Hornby
Director of Human Resources

David King
Managing Director, Acquisitions

Steve Macallister
Managing Director, Global Television Sales


David Moody
Managing Director, Digital Media and Director, Strategy and Business Development

Peter Phippen
Managing Director, BBC Magazines

Chris Weller
Managing Director, Home Entertainment



Non-Executive Directors
In order to improve transparency and governance, BBC Worldwide has appointed a Chairman and three non-executive directors

Etienne de Villiers
Non-executive director and Chairman of BBC Worldwide

Jana Bennett
Director of BBC Vision, BBC and non-executive director, BBC Worldwide

Simon Clift
Global Chief Marketing Officer, Uniliver and non-executive director, BBC Worldwide


Nicholas Eldred
General Counsel, BBC and non-executive director,
BBC Worldwide

Thomas Geiter
Non-executive director


Zarin Patel
Group Finance Director, BBC and non-executive director, BBC Worldwide