Brian McBride
Non-Executive Director @ BBC
Brian McBride is a Non-Executive Director on the BBC Executive Board. He joined the Board on 1 March 2012.Brian began his career with Xerox and subsequently worked in Senior Executive/VP roles at IBM, Crosfield Electronics, Madge Networks, Dell Computers and as Managing Director of T-Mobile (UK).He was Managing Director of Amazon.co.ukfrom January 2006 to September 2011, having led the company through its high growth period.He was appointed Chairman of ASOS PLC, the leading on-line fashion retailer, in October 2012.He is also a Non-Executive Director on the BBC's Executive Board, Senior Non-Executive Director at Computacenter PLC, Non-Executive Director of Monitise PLC, a company specialising in mobile payments infrastructure, and is Senior Adviser with Scottish Equity Partners.Brian is also a member of the Advisory Board of Huawei UK, the UK subsidiary of the Chinese Global Communications provider, a member of the Advisory Board of Numis PLC, the leading Investment bankers and stockbrokers.He is also a member of the UK Government’s Digital Advisory Board, established in April 2012 to help steer the digital delivery of Government services to citizens in the UK, and a member of the Court (Governing Body) of the University of Glasgow.He has been a Non-Executive Director of Celtic Football Club PLC, SThree PLC, and the British Retail Consortium.Brian has an MA (Hons) in Economic History from the University of Glasgow.
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About BBC
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is a large-scale broadcasting corporation that offers content to inform, educate, and entertain people. It is a public service broadcaster established by a Royal Charter and funded by the license fee that is paid by the U.K. households.In the U.K., BBC provides 10 network television services, 10 networkradio services, 46 radio services in the nations and regions of the U.K., and an extensive online presence. It also delivers impartial news and information to audiences around the globe through its world service.BBC offers a wide range of careers in the areas of journalism, broadcasting, and technology as well as corporate roles such as HR, legal, finance, and administration. The company has a commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, which operates a range of businesses, including selling and advertising across BBC websites to viewers outside the U.K. Its profits are returned to BBC for investments in new programs and services. Its website, bbc.co.uk has an annual budget of £153m.BBC was founded in 1922 and is based in London, United Kingdom.
BBC Contacts
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Brandon Butterworth
Chief Scientist
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Brian McBride
Non-Executive Director
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BBC Executive Coach
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Fiona Campbell
Head of Current Affairs
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Howard Stringer
Non Executive Director
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