Anne Christine Bulford was born on 22 September 1959 and is a British media executive who was the most recent Deputy Director-General of the BBC, and the first woman to hold the position.
10 Facts About Anne Bulford
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Anne Bulford graduated from University College London where she was a lay member of Council and Honorary Treasurer until July 2012.
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Anne Bulford left KPMG in 1993 to become Head of Internal Audit at the BBC.
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Anne Bulford was appointed Finance Director of Regional Broadcasting and then, following an internal reorganisation became the first Finance Director of BBC Production.
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Anne Bulford re-joined the BBC as a member of their finance and operations team in June 2013.
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In January 2019, Anne Bulford announced her plans to leave the BBC in the spring of that year, hoping to pursue a portfolio of non-executive roles.
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Anne Bulford has brought real insight and determination in bringing change to the BBC.
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Already Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Anne Bulford was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting and charity.
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Anne Bulford is currently a Trustee of the Motor Neurone Disease Association and of the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama.
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Anne Bulford married David Smith on 11 May 1991 at Rowley, East Riding of Yorkshire.