(1943-03-08) 8 March 1943 (age 81) London, England
Political party
Crossbench
Other political affiliations
Conservative (until 2022)
Spouses
Penelope Levinson
(m. 1967; div. 1981)
Sarah Lawson
(m. 1982; div. 1991)
Francesca Leahy
(m. 1998)
Children
3
Parent
Leslie Grade (father)
Relatives
Lew Grade (uncle)
Bernard Delfont (uncle)
Education
Stowe School St Dunstan's College
Occupation
Television executive, businessman
Michael Ian Grade, Baron Grade of Yarmouth, CBE (born 8 March 1943) is an English television executive and businessman. He has held a number of senior roles in television, including controller of BBC1 (1984–1986), chief executive of Channel 4 (1988–1997), chairman of the board of governors of the BBC (2004–2006), and executive chairman of ITV plc (2007–2009).[1] He sat as a Conservative Party life peer in the House of Lords from 2011 until after his appointment as Chair of Ofcom.
In April 2022, it was announced by the Government that Grade would take up his four year appointment as chairman of Ofcom from May 2022 and would move to the crossbenches in the House of Lords at the earliest practical opportunity.[2]
^"Grade to step down as ITV chief". BBC News. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
^"Lord Grade is confirmed as the new Ofcom Chair". GOV.UK. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
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