Mark Thompson (Media Manager)
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Mark Thompson (born July 31, 1957 in London ) is a British media manager . He held the post of Director General at the BBC from 2004 to 2012 . In November 2012, he took over the position of CEO of the New York Times Company , which publishes the leading US daily New York Times .
Life
Thompson grew up in Hertfordshire . After he first the Stonyhurst College had visited one of the Jesuit -led College in Lancashire , he moved to Merton College of the University of Oxford , where he made his degree in English Literature .
In 1979 he joined the BBC as a production intern. He became a permanent employee there and was involved, among other things, in setting up the consumer magazine “Watchdog” (from 1981) and the breakfast TV show “Breakfast Time” (from 1983). Further positions in the broadcaster followed before he rose to become editor-in-chief of the main news program "BBC Nine O'Clock News" in 1988. At 30, he was the youngest ever to hold the post in BBC history. In 1990 he switched to the investigative news program “Panorama” in the same position.
From 1996, Thompson was the controller responsible for the financial administration of BBC Two . He later became Director of National and Regional Broadcasting at the BBC (1999-2000) and finally Program Director (from 2000). Between 2002 and 2004 he was Chief Executive for the commercial broadcaster Channel 4 before returning to the BBC.
Thompson has been CEO of The New York Times Company since 2012 . In 2017 he was elected to the American Philosophical Society .
Web links
- Mark Thompson in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
- Biography at the BBC (English)
- Mark Thompson's blog on the BBC
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thompson, Mark |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British media manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 31, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |