John Smith

Chief executive officer of BBC Worldwide from 2004 until 2012

John Smith (born August 1957) was the chief executive officer of BBC Worldwide from 2004 until 2012 and was a board member of Burberry Group plc and Chief Operating Officer. He is now Chairman of several businesses and a Director of both listed and private equity owned companies.²

From Wikipedia’s article on John Smith (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Aug 16, 1957.¹

About

Smith attended the Shelton Lock school (which became Merrill College) in Derby. He later went to the Harvard Business School. He completed the management development programme at the BRB Group before joining the BBC where he became CFO then COO. From there he became CEO of BBC Worldwide.

From Wikipedia’s article on John Smith, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

BBC WorldwideChief executive officer 2004 to 2012¹⁰

Early life and education

Date not recordedHarvard Business School³
Date not recordedHarvard University³

Career

Occupation: chief executive officer, accountant.⁷

2013 to 2017Chief operating officer⁶
2004 to 2012Chief executive, BBC Worldwide⁵
Date not recordedWorked at British Broadcasting Corporation⁴

Personal life

BornAug 16, 1957, Derby⁸
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom⁹

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