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BBC Trust Chairman is formally appointed

Rona Fairhead has been confirmed as the new BBC Trust Chairman.

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Rona Fairhead is appointed as Chair to BBC Trust for 4 years from 9 October 2014 to 8 October 2018.

Biography

Rona Fairhead

Rona was Chairman and CEO of the Financial Times Group from 2006 – 2013, having previously been Group Finance Director of its parent company, Pearson plc. Prior to joining Pearson, Rona held a variety of senior positions in financial and global businesses including ICI plc, where she served as Executive Vice President of Strategy and Group Financial Control, and at Bombardier Inc, where she was General Manager of UK Aerospace Services.

She is currently on the Board of HSBC Holdings plc and PepsiCo Inc and is Non-Executive Chairman of HSBC Northern America Holdings Inc. She is also a UK Trade & Investment Business Ambassador.

Rona has an MA in Law from St Catharine’s College, Cambridge and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She is married with three children and lives in London.

In 2012 Rona was awarded a CBE for services to industry.

Published 12 January 2015