BBC board member resigns – and criticises ‘governance issues’ at top of corporation | UK News

A BBC board member has resigned after criticising “governance issues” at the top of the corporation.

Shumeet Banerji notified the board of his resignation on Friday, the BBC said in a statement.

“Mr Banerji’s term on the Board as a non-executive director was due to end at the end of December and we thank him for his service,” a BBC spokesperson said.

“The search for a replacement is already well under way and we will update further in due course.”

It comes after the corporation’s director-general Tim Davie and chief executive of BBC News Deborah Turness resigned earlier this month after a row over the editing of a Panorama documentary on Donald Trump.

Mr Banerji cited “governance issues” at the top of the corporation as the reason for his resignation, saying in a letter that he was “not consulted” about the events leading up to the resignations of Mr Davie and Ms Turness, BBC News reports.

He was appointed to the BBC board in January 2022, with his term running until 31 December.

Mr Banerji founded advisory and investment firm Condorcet, which focuses on early and development stage technology companies.

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