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| Former Labour culture secretary James Purnell is returning to the BBC to work for incoming director general Lord Hall in a new role as director of strategy and digital. | Former Labour culture secretary James Purnell is returning to the BBC to work for incoming director general Lord Hall in a new role as director of strategy and digital. |
| In a series of senior appointments announced on Thursday ahead of Hall's arrival on 2 April, the BBC confirmed that director of news Helen Boaden will take the role of director of radio (formerly audio and music). MediaGuardian revealed on Friday that Hall had offered Boaden the job. | In a series of senior appointments announced on Thursday ahead of Hall's arrival on 2 April, the BBC confirmed that director of news Helen Boaden will take the role of director of radio (formerly audio and music). MediaGuardian revealed on Friday that Hall had offered Boaden the job. |
| Tim Davie, acting director general and former audio and music director, is rewarded for steadying the BBC corporate ship following the Savile scandal with an expanded role as director of global as well as chief executive of BBC Worldwide. | Tim Davie, acting director general and former audio and music director, is rewarded for steadying the BBC corporate ship following the Savile scandal with an expanded role as director of global as well as chief executive of BBC Worldwide. |
| Purnell will earn £295,000 in his new role and will start at the BBC on 20 March. Davie will begin his new job on 2 April and Boaden on 15 April. | |
| Hall said of Davie's new global role in an email to staff on Thursday morning: "He will be responsible for developing the BBC's global brand and editorial strategy. Specifically, he will lead our efforts to offer a joined-up BBC across markets and genres around the world." | |
| The moves are part of Hall's assembling of a new top executive team before he arrives at the corporation. | The moves are part of Hall's assembling of a new top executive team before he arrives at the corporation. |
| Purnell left politics in 2010 and is currently a senior producer at production company Rare Day and an adviser at Boston Consulting Group. | Purnell left politics in 2010 and is currently a senior producer at production company Rare Day and an adviser at Boston Consulting Group. |
| He previously worked for the BBC from 1995 to 1997 under former director general John Birt as head of corporate planning. | He previously worked for the BBC from 1995 to 1997 under former director general John Birt as head of corporate planning. |
| Purnell's new role will encompass not only the BBC's strategy in the runup to charter renewal but also overseeing the strategy, public affairs, digital, audience, marketing and communications divisions. | Purnell's new role will encompass not only the BBC's strategy in the runup to charter renewal but also overseeing the strategy, public affairs, digital, audience, marketing and communications divisions. |
| In November, during the height of the chaos at the BBC due to the fallout from the Jimmy Savile scandal, he wrote a piece in the Financial Times arguing that the corporation should learn from the Birt era. | In November, during the height of the chaos at the BBC due to the fallout from the Jimmy Savile scandal, he wrote a piece in the Financial Times arguing that the corporation should learn from the Birt era. |
| As part of his reorganisation Hall is taking the BBC back to the future by scrapping the role of audio and music in favour of the more obvious title of radio and he is also getting rid of the title of director of vision. | As part of his reorganisation Hall is taking the BBC back to the future by scrapping the role of audio and music in favour of the more obvious title of radio and he is also getting rid of the title of director of vision. |
| Instead the corporation will advertise for a director of television. | Instead the corporation will advertise for a director of television. |
| Hall said about the changes: "I am building a senior team that will define the BBC and public service broadcasting for the next decade. It will be a team that is made up of outstanding talent from outside the BBC combined with the best people from within. | Hall said about the changes: "I am building a senior team that will define the BBC and public service broadcasting for the next decade. It will be a team that is made up of outstanding talent from outside the BBC combined with the best people from within. |
| "There will be more changes over the coming months and there is a lot of hard work ahead but today's appointments are the first steps in delivering that vision." | "There will be more changes over the coming months and there is a lot of hard work ahead but today's appointments are the first steps in delivering that vision." |
| Purnell said: "I'm really excited to be coming back to the BBC, to work on its future with such a great team. Over the last couple of years, producing and developing programmes has rekindled my passion for the career I had before politics. I feel very lucky to have the chance to return to the BBC, at such an important time." | Purnell said: "I'm really excited to be coming back to the BBC, to work on its future with such a great team. Over the last couple of years, producing and developing programmes has rekindled my passion for the career I had before politics. I feel very lucky to have the chance to return to the BBC, at such an important time." |
| The BBC will now advertise for a new director of news and director of television. | The BBC will now advertise for a new director of news and director of television. |
| Candidates for news are likely to include the director of global news, Peter Horrocks, and acting vision director, Roger Mosey, while internal director of television candidates are thought to be Mosey again, along with BBC North boss Peter Salmon. | Candidates for news are likely to include the director of global news, Peter Horrocks, and acting vision director, Roger Mosey, while internal director of television candidates are thought to be Mosey again, along with BBC North boss Peter Salmon. |
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