LONDON The BBC on Wednesday named Matt Brittin, a former Google executive with no television or journalism experience, as its next director-general.
The appointment to the high-profile role comes as the under-fire British broadcaster faces drastic shifts in the media landscape and a $10-billion lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump.
“The BBC Board has today appointed Matt Brittin as the 18th Director-General of the BBC. Matt, former President Google EMEA, will take over the role on 18 May,” the BBC said in a statement.
Chairman of the BBC board, Samir Shah said: “Matt brings to the BBC deep experience of leading a high-profile and highly-complex organization through transformation.”
Brittin’s name has been circulating in the UK media for weeks, after the current director-general, Tim Davie resigned in November over the editing of a documentary about Trump.
