He says that in June 2020, Tim Davie, then merely CEO BBC Studios, but appointed DG in waiting, offered him an unspecified role which would have included a seat on the Executive Board. Mr Purnell says that the non-executives at the time blocked the appointment - just a month after the Maitlis/Newsnight/Cummings intro kerfuffle - because they were worried about the advancement of a former Labour politician.
The Board at that time was led by Sir David Clementi, and the non-execs were Sir Nicolas Serota, Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, Shirley Garrood and Ian Hargreaves.
Does this mean that Purnell was Tim's first choice as Director of Content ?
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