PersonAlso known as Mark John Thompson

Mark Thompson

Chairman and CEO of CNN; former BBC director-general

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Mark Thompson has been chairman and CEO of CNN since October 2023. He was director-general of the BBC from 2004 to 2012 and president and CEO of The New York Times Company from 2012 to 2020.Sources:1Wikipedia: Mark Thompson (media executive), Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)

After Skydance completed its purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery in October 2026, he remained head of CNN Worldwide, reporting to the co-CEOs David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz.Sources:2Wikipedia: Paramount Skydance, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)