Charles Gurassa | |
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Chairman of Oxfam | |
Assumed office October 2020 | |
Preceded by | Caroline Thomson |
Chairman of Channel Four Television | |
In office January 2016 – January 2022 | |
Preceded by | Terence Burns |
Succeeded by | Ian Cheshire |
Non-Executive Director, easyJet | |
In office 2011 – Dec 2020 | |
Preceded by | board of directors |
Succeeded by | Stephen Hester |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Mark Gurassa February 1956 (age 68) London, United Kingdom |
Political party | Unknown |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | |
Charles Mark Gurassa (born February 1956) [1] is a British businessman and chair of the Guardian Media Group. He is a former chairman of the television station, Channel 4, and succeeded Lord Burns in January 2016. [2] [3] [4]
Gurassa was CEO of Thomson Travel Group PLC from December 1999 to May 2003. [4] He served as a non-executive director of Merlin Entertainment [5] until November 2019 when he stepped down as part of an acquisition. [6] He was an independent non-executive director of easyJet from 2011-2020. [7]
In July 2020, Oxfam announced that they had elected him to succeed Caroline Thomson as its chair in October 2020. [8]
Charles Gurassa | |
---|---|
Chairman of Oxfam | |
Assumed office October 2020 | |
Preceded by | Caroline Thomson |
Chairman of Channel Four Television | |
In office January 2016 – January 2022 | |
Preceded by | Terence Burns |
Succeeded by | Ian Cheshire |
Non-Executive Director, easyJet | |
In office 2011 – Dec 2020 | |
Preceded by | board of directors |
Succeeded by | Stephen Hester |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Mark Gurassa February 1956 (age 68) London, United Kingdom |
Political party | Unknown |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | |
Charles Mark Gurassa (born February 1956) [1] is a British businessman and chair of the Guardian Media Group. He is a former chairman of the television station, Channel 4, and succeeded Lord Burns in January 2016. [2] [3] [4]
Gurassa was CEO of Thomson Travel Group PLC from December 1999 to May 2003. [4] He served as a non-executive director of Merlin Entertainment [5] until November 2019 when he stepped down as part of an acquisition. [6] He was an independent non-executive director of easyJet from 2011-2020. [7]
In July 2020, Oxfam announced that they had elected him to succeed Caroline Thomson as its chair in October 2020. [8]