Roles and responsibilities
Fiona is the Deputy Global Director of BBC News.
Biography
Fiona was appointed Deputy Global Director in December 2024. In this role, she leads on the BBC’s innovative approach to new language offers, runs the BBC World Service regional production hubs and its investigative content including the award-winning documentary series, BBC Eye.
Prior to this, Fiona was one of two World Service Language Controllers responsible for the 42 languages services of the BBC World Service. Language service output makes up just under two thirds of the BBC's global news audience and operates with staff based in 50 countries. She ran the World Service’s newsgathering teams around the world.
Fiona is responsible for creating the BBC's 100 Women initiative and Dars, the multimedia education programme for children denied an education, inspired by the banning of girls from school in Afghanistan.
Fiona has previously worked across the BBC as field producer, at the BBC News website, the BBC News channel, Newshour and Panorama.
Expenses and central bookings
Expenses are costs incurred by BBC staff on behalf of the BBC and claimed through the BBC's expenses system.
Central bookings are costs incurred on behalf of the BBC and booked through the BBC's central bookings system.
Expenses and central bookings for the 2024/25 financial year onwards are available to view here.
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Gifts and Hospitality Register
Gifts and hospitality may only be accepted in line with BBC policy.
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Declaration of personal interests
Staff must make a declaration of their personal and business interests, including any memberships or directorships of public or industry bodies, and any shareholdings, as well as any interests that their immediate families may also have.
A summary is published where there is something to declare and where there is nothing to declare. Occasionally an individual will have something to declare but due to the personal nature of the declaration we do not publish details as to do so would breach the General Data Protection Regulation.
This information is published annually, although if any amendments are made during the year an updated summary will be published if necessary as soon as it is available.
