Article: Robert Webb QC appointed non-executive Chairman of BBC Worldwide.

M2 PRESSWIRE-1 October 2009-BBC: Robert Webb QC appointed non-executive Chairman of BBC Worldwide(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS

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The BBC has appointed Robert Webb QC as the non-executive Chairman of BBC Worldwide.

He succeeds Etienne de Villiers who steps down this month.

Robert Webb begins his new appointment in October 2009.

He will continue as a BBC non-executive director, but will step down as Chairman of the Fair Trading committee of the BBC Executive Board and will cease to be a member of that committee.

Mark Thompson, BBC Director-General, said: 'Robert Webb has been an extremely effective ...

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