Roles and responsibilities
Fiona is the Deputy Global Director of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News.
Biography
Fiona was appointed Deputy Global Director in December 2024. In this role, she leads on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s innovative approach to new language offers, runs the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service regional production hubs and its investigative content including the award-winning documentary series, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Eye.
Prior to this, Fiona was one of two World Service Language Controllers responsible for the 42 languages services of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service. Language service output makes up just under two thirds of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ as field producer, at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News website, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News channel, Newshour and Panorama.
Expenses and central bookings
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Expenses and central bookings for the 2024/25 financial year onwards are available to view here.
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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 Occasionally an individual will have something to declare but due to the personal nature of the declaration we do not publish details as to do so would breach the General Data Protection Regulation.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.