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Lord Burns set to be named Channel 4 chairman

Source: The Guardian

Nov 04, 2009

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Former permanent secretary to the Treasury could be announced as Luke Johnson's replacement as early as today

Lord Burns, the former permanent secretary to the Treasury, is set to replace Luke Johnson as Channel 4 chairman, MediaGuardian.co.uk can reveal.

Media regulator Ofcom is expected to announce the new Channel 4 chairman this week, possibly as early as today. Burns, whose nickname is "Lord Fixit", is understood to be the favourite to take the job in government circles.

Other contenders for the post have included Richard Eyre, a former chief executive of ITV, and Lord Alli, the Labour peer and co-founder of production company Planet 24.

It is thought that Ofcom wanted to appoint a woman to the post, but a series of high-profile female candidates, including Dianne Thompson, the chief executive of lottery operator Camelot, have quietly ruled themselves out of the running.

Ofcom declined to comment.

Burns has been chairman of Abbey National, now owned by Spanish banking giant Santander, since February 2002.

He is best known in the media industry for leading a revi

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