Zarin Patel
Encyclopedia
Zarin Patel is the BBC
's Chief Financial Officer
. She took up the post on 1 December 2004 following the promotion of John Smith
to Chief Operating Officer
. She was previously Head of Revenue Management, the department within the BBC responsible for collecting the Television licence
, a job she had held since 2001. She joined the BBC
in 1998 as Group Financial Controller. Her career before the BBC
was spent entirely with KPMG
, whom she joined after graduating from the London School of Economics
in 1982.
In 2004 Zarin Patel was declared "Client Marketer of the Year" by Precision Marketing, a London based Direct Marketing
trade magazine.
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's Chief Financial Officer
Chief financial officer
The chief financial officer or Chief financial and operating officer is a corporate officer primarily responsible for managing the financial risks of the corporation. This officer is also responsible for financial planning and record-keeping, as well as financial reporting to higher management...
. She took up the post on 1 December 2004 following the promotion of John Smith
John Smith (BBC)
John Smith is the Chief Executive Officer of BBC Worldwide.-Biography:Smith attended the Shelton Lock school John Smith (born August 1957) is the Chief Executive Officer of BBC Worldwide.-Biography:Smith attended the Shelton Lock school John Smith (born August 1957) is the Chief Executive Officer...
to Chief Operating Officer
Chief operating officer
A Chief Operating Officer or Director of Operations can be one of the highest-ranking executives in an organization and comprises part of the "C-Suite"...
. She was previously Head of Revenue Management, the department within the BBC responsible for collecting the Television licence
Television licence
A television licence is an official licence required in many countries for the reception of television broadcasts...
, a job she had held since 2001. She joined the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
in 1998 as Group Financial Controller. Her career before the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
was spent entirely with KPMG
KPMG
KPMG is one of the largest professional services networks in the world and one of the Big Four auditors, along with Deloitte, Ernst & Young and PwC. Its global headquarters is located in Amstelveen, Netherlands....
, whom she joined after graduating from the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
in 1982.
In 2004 Zarin Patel was declared "Client Marketer of the Year" by Precision Marketing, a London based Direct Marketing
Direct marketing
Direct marketing is a channel-agnostic form of advertising that allows businesses and nonprofits to communicate straight to the customer, with advertising techniques such as mobile messaging, email, interactive consumer websites, online display ads, fliers, catalog distribution, promotional...
trade magazine.