Leigh Tavaziva
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Leigh Tavaziva is the Group Chief Operating Officer at the BBC and sits on the BBC Board, Executive Committee, and Commercial Board. She joined the BBC in February 2021 as Group Chief Operating Officer, reporting to Director-General Tim Davie, with board-level responsibility for functions including operations, technology and product, distribution, legal, HR, commercial, rights and business affairs, and quality, risk and assurance, as well as the BBC’s transformation agenda and strategic projects. Before joining the BBC, she held senior executive roles including Managing Director of Customer Operations at British Gas and Group Director of Strategy and Transformation at Centrica. Earlier in her career, she worked in theatre as a classical ballerina and contemporary dance artist in the USA, Europe, and Africa, and she is known for leading operations, strategy, and transformation work across major organizations.
Updated 7 September 2026
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