{"id":10416,"date":"2020-07-28T11:14:06","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T15:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/tom-fussell-named-bbc-studios-interim-ceo\/"},"modified":"2020-07-28T11:14:06","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T15:14:06","slug":"tom-fussell-named-bbc-studios-interim-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2020\/07\/28\/tom-fussell-named-bbc-studios-interim-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Fussell Named BBC Studios\u2019 Interim CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BBC Studios appointed CFO Tom Fussell to act as interim CEO from September 1, when current CEO Tim Davie becomes BBC director-general.<\/p>\n<p>Fussell will lead BBC Studios on a temporary basis until the next BBC Studios CEO takes up their position. An open recruitment process for the next CEO is underway, with an appointment announcement expected by the fall.<\/p>\n<p>Fussell has been CFO at BBC Studios since its formation by merger in 2018, and previously held the same role at BBC Worldwide and at Shine.<\/p>\n<p>Sonia Magris, group finance director, will take on Fussell\u2019s finance responsibilities in BBC Studios and become a member of the BBC Studios executive committee for the duration of his interim role. Fussell will remain chair of StudioWorks.<\/p>\n<p>Davie said: \u201cBBC Studios is in good hands with Tom as interim CEO, supported by the BBC Studios executive team. Tom will ensure that Studios continues to manage through the COVID-19 crisis, putting wellbeing first, while doing all it can to create and distribute distinctive and quality programs for our audiences at home and overseas. He is hugely liked and respected, and I am grateful he will lead the team while we search for a permanent CEO.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fussell said: \u201cBBC Studios has a clear plan in place to drive creative hits, build stronger services and partner with major customers. These priorities will guide us as we navigate the very real challenges of COVID-19. As interim CEO, I will be working with the full BBC Studios team to come safely out of pause and to move our business plans on. I look forward to working closely with Tim\u2019s successor when they take over as CEO.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC Studios appointed CFO Tom Fussell to act as interim CEO from September 1, when current CEO Tim Davie becomes BBC director-general.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":10417,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[80,100,2495],"class_list":["post-10416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-bbc-studios","tag-tim-davie","tag-tom-fussell"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tom Fussell Named BBC Studios\u2019 Interim CEO - TVEUROPE<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2020\/07\/28\/tom-fussell-named-bbc-studios-interim-ceo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tom Fussell Named BBC Studios\u2019 Interim CEO - 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