
BBC News Names Deborah Turness CEO
She will join the BBC from ITN, where she is also CEO.

The BBC has named former president of NBC News International Deborah Turness to the post of CEO, BBC News and Current Affairs. She will join the BBC from ITN, where she is currently serving as CEO.
As CEO of BBC News, she will have responsibility for a team of around 6,000 people, broadcasting to almost half a billion people across the world in more than 40 languages. The BBC said it “is consistently rated the world’s most trusted international news provider, and record numbers of people have turned to BBC News during the coronavirus pandemic.” It noted that latest figures show that eight out of 10 U.K. adults use BBC News every week.