Liliane Landor, the Senior Controller of BBC News International Services and Director of the BBC World Service, will leave the BBC in July of this year.
Tim Davie, the BBC Director-General, expressed deep gratitude for Landor’s contributions, highlighting her exceptional skills as a journalist and editor. He praised her leadership, under which the BBC World Service thrived, describing her as a formidable advocate for the BBC’s international services and an inspiring figure to the staff.
Accolades and Acknowledgments
Deborah Turness, CEO of BBC News, commended Landor for her courageous leadership in a time when global truth is often disputed. Turness praised Landor’s role in modernizing the World Service to better reach digital audiences and lauded her integrity and wisdom.
Landor’s Reflections and Achievements
Landor herself reflected on her tenure as a significant privilege, emphasizing the World Service’s role as a positive force amidst global media challenges. She reasserted the importance of safeguarding the integrity of the service moving forward. Landor’s association with the BBC includes a storied history of roles, from starting at the French Service to leading the News and Current Affairs in English, and managing the non-English language services across various media. She had returned to the BBC in 2021 after working as Head of Foreign News at Channel 4 News.
Initiatives and Contributions
Landor is also known for founding the BBC’s staff network, Global Women in News, and initiating the 100 Women project in 2014, both of which have gained considerable recognition. She herself was honored in the 100 Women list in 2016.
News source: https://www.bbc.com/
