Charles Gurassa
Charles Mark Gurassa (born February 1956) is a British businessman and chair of the Guardian Media Group. He is a former chairman of the television station, Channel 4, and succeeded Lord Burns in January 2016.
Charles Gurassa | |
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| Chairman of Oxfam | |
| Assumed office October 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Caroline Thomson |
| Chairman of Channel Four Television | |
| In office January 2016 – January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Terence Burns |
| Succeeded by | Ian Cheshire |
| Non-Executive Director, easyJet | |
| In office 2011 – Dec 2020 | |
| Preceded by | board of directors |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Hester |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Mark Gurassa February 1956 (age 68) London, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Unknown |
| Occupation | Businessman |
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Gurassa was CEO of Thomson Travel Group PLC from December 1999 to May 2003. He served as a non-executive director of Merlin Entertainment until November 2019 when he stepped down as part of an acquisition. He was an independent non-executive director of easyJet from 2011-2020.
In July 2020, Oxfam announced that they had elected him to succeed Caroline Thomson as its chair in October 2020.
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