Lord Burns named C4 chairman
November 5, 2009
Ofcom has confirmed that Lord Burns will be the next chairman of
Channel 4, and will join the broadcaster’s board immediately for a handover period before Luke Johnson’s departure in January.
He will join Channel 4 immediately as chairman-designate, working with Johnson to find a new chief executive to replace Andy Duncan. Duncan is expected to leave Channel 4 before the end of the month, while Johnson departs on January 27th.
Burns is best known in the media industry for leading a review of the BBC’s role for the government in late 2006. Prior to this he was chief secretary to the Treasury.