Roles and responsibilities
- Damon acts as Deputy Chair of the Board and also Chairs the BBC Commercial Board
- As one of the non-exec directors on the BBC Board, Damon is responsible for upholding and protecting the independence of the BBC by acting in the public interest and exercising independent judgement.
- He is also responsible for ensuring that the BBC fulfils its mission to inform, educate and entertain and promotes its public purposes.
- Damon helps ensure that the Board's decision-making is in the public interest, informed by the best interests of the audience and with appropriate regard to the impact of decisions on the wider media market in the UK.
- Non-executive directors play a key role in ensuring that the BBC maintains the highest standards of corporate governance, particularly with respect to financial reporting, internal control and risk management.
Term of appointment: 1 January 2022 - 31 December 2025
Biography
Sir Damon Buffini was a founding partner of alternative asset manager Permira where he was Chairman and Managing Partner from 1997-2010. He remained a partner at Permira until the end of 2015 completing a 27 year a career with the firm.
In 2020 Damon was appointed as Chair of the £2bn Culture Recovery Fund which was granted and invested to ensure the survival and sustainability of the UK’s culturally significant organisations. Damon is also currently Chair of the Royal National Theatre. During his career Damon as served on many other boards including Hugo Boss AG; Wellcome Trust; the Royal Shakespeare Company and Schroders PLC.
Fees
The fees for non-executive directors of the BBC Board are set by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.
Non-executive directors receive a base fee of £33,000 per annum.
Damon Buffini receives an additional £5,000 p.a. as chair of the Commercial Board.
Total fees paid each year: £38,000 per annum.
Expenses and central bookings
Expenses are costs incurred by BBC staff on behalf of the BBC and claimed through the BBC's expenses system.
Central bookings are costs incurred on behalf of the BBC and booked through the BBC's central bookings system. Both expenses and central bookings are published every three months.
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- Sir Damon Buffini had no expenses paid in Q4 2022-23
- Sir Damon Buffini had no central bookings in Q4 2022-23
- Sir Damon Buffini had no expenses paid in Q3 2022-23
- Sir Damon Buffini's central bookings Q3 2022-23
- Sir Damon Buffini had no expenses paid in Q2 2022-23
- Sir Damon Buffini had no central bookings in Q2 2022-23
- Sir Damon Buffini had no expenses paid in Q1 2022-23
- Sir Damon Buffini's central bookings Q1 2022-23
Gifts and Hospitality Register
Gifts and hospitality may only be accepted in line with BBC policy. Information about gifts and hospitality is published every three months.
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- Sir Damon Buffini had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2022-23
- Sir Damon Buffini had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2022-2
- Sir Damon Buffini had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2022-23
- Sir Damon Buffini had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2022-23
Declaration of personal interests
Staff must make a declaration of their personal and business interests, including any memberships or directorships of public or industry bodies, and any shareholdings, as well as any interests that their immediate families may also have.
A summary is published where there is something to declare and where there is nothing to declare. Occasionally an individual will have something to declare but due to the personal nature of the declaration we do not publish details as to do so would breach the General Data Protection Regulation.
This information is published annually, although if any amendments are made during the year an updated summary will be published if necessary as soon as it is available.