Sir Anthony Michael Vaughan Salz (born 30 June 1950) is a British solicitor. He sat on the

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from 1 August 2004, after the resignation of the former Vice Chairman, Lord Ryder, and was Acting Chairman in 2006 following the resignation of

Michael Grade Michael Ian Grade, Baron Grade of Yarmouth, (born 8 March 1943) is an English television executive and businessman. He has held a number of senior roles in television, including controller of BBC1 (1984–1986), chief executive of Channel 4 (1 ...

as BBC Chairman on 28 November 2006, Salz became Acting Chairman, and continued in this position until the

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succeeded the Governors on 1 January 2007. Salz's career had given him experience in the broadcasting industry, as he had worked on the merger of

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's Sky Television with the ailing

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to form BSkyB. Until 2006, he was co-senior partner at

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (informally Freshfields, or FBD) is an international law firm headquartered in London, and a member of the Magic Circle. The firm has 28 offices in 17 jurisdictions across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Nor ...

Early life and education

Salz was born in

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Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devo ...

, and was educated at

Radley College Radley College, formally St Peter's College, Radley, is a public school (independent boarding school for boys) near Radley, Oxfordshire, England, which was founded in 1847. The school covers including playing fields, a golf course, a lake, an ...

. Salz obtained his law degree from the

University of Exeter , mottoeng = "We Follow the Light" , established = 1838 - St Luke's College1855 - Exeter School of Art1863 - Exeter School of Science 1955 - University of Exeter (received royal charter) , type = Public , ...

in 1971.

Career

Salz has spent most of his career at Freshfields and its successor,

. He spent a year at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York in the late 1970s. From 1980-2006, Salz made a partner. From 1990-1994, he was the head of corporate finance. In 1996, he became senior partner of Freshfields. He was a co-Senior Partner of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer from 2000 until 2006. In 2006, he joined Rothschild as an Executive Vice Chairman. In July 2012, he was appointed to head an independent review into Barclays’ culture and business practices in the wake of the Libor-rigging scandal. He is a non-executive board member at the

Department for Education The Department for Education (DfE) is a department of His Majesty's Government responsible for child protection, child services, education (compulsory, further and higher education), apprenticeships and wider skills in England. A Department ...

and is a trustee of the Scott Trust which owns

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...

newspaper. In August 2013, he was appointed Chairman of the board of Bloomsbury Publishing, in an independent and non-executive capacity. Salz was appointed non-executive vice chairman of venture firm Hambro Perks in 2019.

Honours

Salz was knighted in the

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for services to young people and public life.

References

External links

BBC Press Office: Biography

Grade quits BBC post to join ITV

Salz's linked to Chairman position at Southampton FC
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