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Mark Byford

Chair of the Board

Mark Byford is a former award winning journalist and editor, and now a published author.

In a career spanning more than 30 years with the BBC, he was Deputy Director General and Head of BBC Journalism from 2004-2011. Previously, he was Director of the BBC World Service.

He has lived in Winchester for more than three decades; is a Lay Canon and member of Chapter at Winchester Cathedral; a Governor of University of Winchester; a Trustee of the Winchester Hospice fundraising charity; and a Trustee of the RNLI.