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Senior appointments in Ofcom

Ofcom has appointed Jonathan Thompson, currently Channel Four’s Director of Strategy and Research, as its new Director of Strategy. The regulator has also appointed Campbell Cowie, at present Time Warner (Europe) Executive Director of Public Policy, to be a Policy Director in the Strategy and Market Developments team.

Mr Thompson, who will take up the position in June, has been closely involved in the recent “Next on 4” vision statement from Channel 4. Having joined Channel 4 in 1998, he has been responsible for leading corporate strategy across the entire organisation - including the main channel, digital channels and Channel 4’s new media activities – and for all audience research across programming, marketing and advertising sales. He was previously at media sector consultants Hydra Associates.

Mr Cowie has been at Time Warner since 2002 where he directed economic regulatory and competition policy matters for the company and provided strategic, economic and policy advice at Board level within its European businesses. He was Head of Fair Trading and Regulation at the BBC from 1999-2002 having taught economics and media at City University previously. He will begin at Ofcom in June.

Peter Phillips, Partner for Strategy and Market Developments said “I am delighted that Ofcom continues to attract such able and experienced people from across the communications sector. Jonathan and Campbell are talented and creative, and their expertise will help Ofcom deliver high quality work which benefits citizens and consumers.”

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