Jake Kanter International TV EditorBBC Studios has announced that CFO Tom Fussell will act up as CEO following Tim Davie’s promotion to director general of the BBC.Davie will move across to the top job on September 1, at which point Fussell will take on his responsibilities at the Doctor Who and Top Gear producer until a successor is found.BBC Studios has begun recruiting for the CEO role and expects to make an appointment in the autumn.
Industry sources have previously linked former Endemol Shine CEO Sophie Turner Laing and Sony’s international chief Wayne Garvie to the role.Fussell has been BBC Studios’ CFO since 2018 and held the same role at BBC Worldwide and Shine.
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