Pedigree

Ofcom has found six new people to join its Content Board. Four of them have the BBC in their CVs.

Rachel Coldicutt OBE  (47, BA English, King's College Cambridge) had nearly three years at the BBC "running BBC So, then Slink, then Teens, Europe's most successful website for teenagers, plus interactive TV and mobile services." She chaired a pan-BBC Teens Safety steering group.

Peter Horrocks (61, King's College School Wimbledon and Christ's College Cambridge) worked for the BBC for 34 years.  In 2005, Peter, as Head of Television News promoted Kevin Bakhurst (now Ofcom Content Director) from Editor of the BBC's Ten O'clock News to Controller of BBC News 24.

Kim Shillinglaw (51, Holland Park Comprehensive and Wadham College Oxford) was until January head of UK factual at Endemol Shine. She had ten years at the BBC from 2006, leaving as Controller BBC2. 

Dekan Apajee (42, BEng Aerospace, University of Hertfordshire) joined the BBC in 2002, starting as a researcher, then broadcast journalist and producer working for several departments including BBC London, BBC News Channel and BBC Comedy. He left in 2012.