Gavyn Davies

Gavyn Davies (born 27 November 1950) was the chairman of the BBC from 2001 until 2004, a former Goldman Sachs banker and a former economic advisor to the British Government. On 28th January 2004 he announced that he was resigning his BBC post following the publication of the Hutton Inquiry report which heavily criticised the organisation. Gavyn Davis, former chairman of the BBC who resigned over the Dr David Kelly affair/ Hutton Inquiry. ... Gavyn Davis, former chairman of the BBC who resigned over the Dr David Kelly affair/ Hutton Inquiry. ... November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national public service broadcaster of the United Kingdom (see British television). ... Goldman Sachs, Inc. ... (Redirected from 28th January) January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Hutton Inquiry was a British judicial inquiry chaired by Lord Hutton, appointed by the British government to investigate the death of a government weapons expert, Dr. David Kelly. ...

Davies was educated at St. John's College, Cambridge and Balliol College, Oxford. He worked in Harold Wilson's Policy Unit from 1974-76 and then as an economic advisor to James Callaghan from 1976-1979. Afterwards he had stints as Chief Economist at Simon & Coates and Goldman Sachs. He was later promoted to international managing director for the bank. During this time he also served as one of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's "wise men" during the 1992-1997 parliament. Full name The College of Saint John the Evangelist of the University of Cambridge Motto - Named after The Hospital of Saint John the Evangelist, Cambridge, named after John the Evangelist Previous names - Established 1511 Sister College Balliol College Master Prof. ... College name Balliol College Named after John de Balliol Established 1263 Sister College St Johns Master Andrew Graham JCR President Jack Hawkins Undergraduates 403 Graduates 228 Homepage Boatclub Balliol College, founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... The Right Honourable James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, PC (11 March 1916 – 24 May 1995) was one of the longest serving Labour Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom. ... The Right Honourable Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, KG, PC (March 27, 1912 – March 26, 2005), was Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979. ... Goldman Sachs, Inc. ... Managing director is the term used for the chief executive of many limited companies in the United Kingdom and some other English speaking countries. ... The Rt. ...

In 1999 he chaired an inquiry into the future funding of the BBC. His suggestions - to sell off a portion of BBC Worldwide (the corportation's commercial wing) and to raise the TV Licence fee by around 20% in order to fund new digital channels - were swiftly rejected by the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee.

In January 2001 he was appointed a vice-chairman of the broadcaster. He was promoted to chairman just 10 months later for a five year term. He resigned in January 2004 following the publication of the Hutton Inquiry which heavily criticised the BBC's news reporting that Davies had supported. In his resignation statement he said he was "happy to accept ... ultimate responsibility" for everything the BBC does. However he raised questions about the conclusions of Lord Hutton, including the question of the use of unverifiable sources and possible threats to the freedom of the press. The Hutton Inquiry was a British judicial inquiry chaired by Lord Hutton, appointed by the British government to investigate the death of a government weapons expert, Dr. David Kelly. ...

Davies is reported to have amassed a wealth of £150m through shrewd investments. Davies has in the past donated part of his wealth to the Labour Party of whom he had been a long-term supporter. His appointment as BBC chairman sparked allegations of cronyism from Opposition political parties - Davies' wife is a private secretary of Chancellor Gordon Brown and the pair are known to be good friends. Defenders of the appointment pointed out that Davies had been selected by a panel independent of Government. It has been suggested that the behaviour of Davies and Greg Dyke during the David Kelly affair was in part due to a wish to demonstrate their independence of government. Since his resignation, he has become somewhat of a critic of the government. The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Rt. ... This article is about the British Chancellor of the Exchequer. ... Greg Dyke Greg Dyke (born 20 May 1947) is a journalist and broadcaster. ... Dr. David Christopher Kelly CMG (May 17, 1944 – July 17, 2003) was an employee of the British Ministry of Defence (MoD), an expert in biological warfare, and a former United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq. ...

In 2005 he set up a $1.35 Billion hedge fund to invest in macro economic situations

References

• Profile on the BBC website
• Resignation statement as chairman of the BBC