Biographies

Chief Financial Officer, BBC Worldwide

Neil Chugani joined BBC Worldwide as Chief Financial Officer in December 2007.

Neil is responsible for leading and developing all aspects of BBC Worldwide's financial and M&A strategy, in particular the development of its five-year growth plan.

Prior to joining BBC Worldwide, Neil was a senior member of the UK team of the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs International in London, where he advised a number of the firm's media and entertainment clients on a range of financing and M&A transactions.

Prior to that he spent seven years in a number of senior executive roles at BSkyB, including Deputy CFO, Director of Corporate Finance, IR & Treasury, and Deputy Head of Strategy.

Neil started his career at Price Waterhouse where he qualified as a chartered accountant after graduating from Oxford University.

A former British rowing international, Neil is also a World Champion, having won a gold medal at the 2001 World Rowing Championships in the coxed pair with Sir Matthew Pinsent and James Cracknell.

He is also a non-executive director of the Boat Race Company, the entity which manages the annual University Boat Race.