Graduate of Selwyn College, Cambridge. Procter and Gamble 1991-93; PepsiCo 1993-2005; senior executive roles at the BBC since 2005 as Director, Marketing, Communications and Audiences (05-08); Director Audio and Music (08-12); and Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Television Society; Co-Chairman of the UK’s Creative Industries Council. Awarded CBE for services to international trade in 2018. Long distance runner.