Anthony Salz
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Anthony Salz, a prominent solicitor, sat on the Board of Governors of the BBC
and was Acting Chairman in 2006. Salz assumed the position on 1 August 2004 after the resignation of the former Vice Chairman, Lord Ryder
. Following the resignation of Michael Grade
as BBC Chairman on 28 November 2006, Salz became Acting Chairman, and continued in this position until the BBC Trust
succeeded the Governors on 1 January 2007.
Salz's career has given him experience in the broadcasting industry, having worked on the merger of Rupert Murdoch's
Sky Television with the ailing British Satellite Broadcasting
to form BSkyB
. Until 2006 he was co-senior partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
. He was also the key figure involved with the Guinness takeover in 1991 and is contributed with the success of the deal.
He is also a non-executive director at The Department of Education and is also a trustee member of the Scott Trust which owns The Guardian
newspaper.
Board of Governors of the BBC
The Board of Governors of the BBC was the governing body of the British Broadcasting Corporation. It consisted of twelve people who together regulated the BBC and represented the interests of the public. It existed from 1927 until it was replaced by the BBC Trust on 1 January 2007.The governors...
and was Acting Chairman in 2006. Salz assumed the position on 1 August 2004 after the resignation of the former Vice Chairman, Lord Ryder
Richard Ryder, Baron Ryder of Wensum
Richard Andrew Ryder, Baron Ryder of Wensum, OBE, PC , is a British Conservative Party politician. A former Member of Parliament and government minister, he was made a Life Peer in 1997 and is now a member of the House of Lords. He is a nephew of the late Sue Ryder, the Baroness Ryder of Warsaw,...
. Following the resignation of Michael Grade
Michael Grade
Michael Ian Grade, Baron Grade of Yarmouth CBE is a British broadcast executive and businessman. He was BBC chairman from 2004 to 2006 and executive chairman of ITV plc from 2007 to 2009.-Early life:...
as BBC Chairman on 28 November 2006, Salz became Acting Chairman, and continued in this position until the BBC Trust
BBC Trust
The BBC Trust is the governing body of the British Broadcasting Corporation. It is operationally independent of BBC management and external bodies, and aims to act in the best interests of licence fee payers....
succeeded the Governors on 1 January 2007.
Salz's career has given him experience in the broadcasting industry, having worked on the merger of Rupert Murdoch's
Rupert Murdoch
Keith Rupert Murdoch, AC, KSG is an Australian-American business magnate. He is the founder and Chairman and CEO of , the world's second-largest media conglomerate....
Sky Television with the ailing British Satellite Broadcasting
British Satellite Broadcasting
British Satellite Broadcasting was a British television company which provided direct broadcast satellite television services to the United Kingdom...
to form BSkyB
British Sky Broadcasting
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc is a satellite broadcasting, broadband and telephony services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with operations in the United Kingdom and the Ireland....
. Until 2006 he was co-senior partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP is a global law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom and a member of the 'Magic Circle' of leading English law firms. It is the second-largest law firm in the world measured by revenues. In 2010-11 it achieved total revenues of £1.14 billion and profits...
. He was also the key figure involved with the Guinness takeover in 1991 and is contributed with the success of the deal.
He is also a non-executive director at The Department of Education and is also a trustee member of the Scott Trust which owns The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
newspaper.