BBC chairman says director-general role too big for one person as job advertised

The advert for the top BBC job went live on Monday after Tim Davie announced earlier this month that he would be stepping down from the role.

BBC chairman Samir Shah has said the BBC director-general role is too big a job for one person, hours after the corporation put up a job advertisement for the position.

The advert for the top BBC job went live on Monday after Tim Davie announced earlier this month that he would be stepping down.

Mr Shah told the Culture, Media and Sport Committee that he was “inclined” to restructure the BBC’s executive after commenting that the role of director-general is “too big for one person”.

He said: “In my view (the role of director-general) is too big for one person.

“The BBC needs to be the beacon of impartial journalism, it absolutely does.

“We are l