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09-10-2014, 13:46
Rona Fairhead has officially begun work as the new chairman of the BBC Trust. Her appointment was officially confirmed at a meeting of the Privy Council on Thursday evening. Under the terms of the BBC Royal Charter, the appointment of the BBC Trust Chairman and members is made by HM The Queen on recommendation from the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, through the Prime Minister. Fairhead was Chairman and CEO of the Financial Times Group from 2006