Pro Chancellor Professor Elan Closs Stephens appointed Interim BBC Chair

Professor Dame Elan Closs Stephens

Professor Dame Elan Closs Stephens

05 June 2023

Aberystwyth University has welcomed the appointment of its Pro-Chancellor Professor Elan Closs Stephens as Interim Chair of the BBC Board.

Professor Elizabeth Treasure, Vice-Chancellor of Aberystwyth University, said:

“Congratulations to Professor Dame Elan Closs Stephens on her appointment as Interim Chair of the BBC Board. To be invited to take on this role is a great honour for her. Her contribution to civic and public life in Wales and the UK has been immense and we were delighted to recognise that with a Fellowship of our University in 2022. We also take great pride in her longstanding association with Aberystwyth University, as a colleague and Pro-Chancellor, and wish her every success in this interim role.”