Channel 4 chief executive Alex Mahon to step down after nearly eight years

The chief executive of Channel 4, Alex Mahon, is to step down after eight years and will leave the broadcaster in the summer. During her tenure Mahon, who joined in 2017 as the first female CEO in the broadcaster’s four-decade history, helped fight off two attempts to privatise Channel 4. The 51-year-old, who faced criticism when she took home the biggest pay packet of any chief executive in Channel 4 history , will be replaced on an interim basis by the chief operating officer, Jonathan Allan.

“She has been one of the most impactful chief executives since Jeremy Isaacs’ founding of Channel 4 more than 42 years ago,” said Dawn Airey, interim chair at the broadcaster. More details soon ..



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