BBC names Rhodri Talfan Davies as interim director general

Talfan Davies, who the BBC’s chair, Samir Shah, says is ‘an outstanding leader’ with ‘deep editorial experience’. Photograph: BBC

The BBC has named senior executive Rhodri Talfan Davies as its interim director general, as the corporation continues the search for a permanent replacement for Tim Davie.

Davie, who resigned in November after the row over the BBC’s editing of a Donald Trump speech, will remain in the role until the start of April. Talfan Davies will then take over.