Roles and responsibilities
Sam Taylor was appointed as Chief Operating Officer for ±«Óãtv News & Current Affairs in 2023.
Sam leads on transformation, projects and governance for News, as well as managing business, operations and support teams in the division, both across the UK and around the globe.
He is based in Salford and sits on both the News divisional board and the ±«Óãtv’s Operations Committee.
Biography
Sam is an operations, journalism and change leader who’s worked in a number of senior roles across ±«Óãtv News, prior to his appointment as Chief Operating Officer. A member of the ±«Óãtv News board since 2021, Sam was previously Divisional Managing Editor, leading work on modernisation, standards, editorial and business support. He’s also worked as Head of Live & Breaking news, Controller of the ±«Óãtv News Channel and led a number of operational teams. Sam led the design of the ±«Óãtv’s multimedia newsroom at New Broadcasting House in 2012/13, and has worked on a range of digital and broadcast change projects. He’s based in the North West of England, working from the ±«Óãtv’s broadcast centre in Salford.
Annual remuneration (as at July 2022)
- £150,000-£154,999
(as per Annual Report and Accounts disclosure)
Expenses and central bookings
Expenses are costs incurred by ±«Óãtv staff on behalf of the ±«Óãtv and claimed through the ±«Óãtv's expenses system.
Central bookings are costs incurred on behalf of the ±«Óãtv and booked through the ±«Óãtv's central bookings system. Both expenses and central bookings are published every three months.
Downloads
- Sam Taylor had no expenses paid in Q2 2022-23
- Sam Taylor had no expenses paid in Q2 2022-23
- Sam Taylor had no expenses paid in Q1 2022-23
- Sam Taylor had no expenses paid in Q4 2021-22
- Sam Taylor had no expenses paid in Q3 2021-22
Gifts and Hospitality Register
Gifts and hospitality may only be accepted in line with ±«Óãtv policy. Information about gifts and hospitality is published every three months.
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- Sam Taylor had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2022-23
- Sam Taylor had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2022-23
- Sam Taylor had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2022-23
- Sam Taylor had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2022-23
- Sam Taylor had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2021-22
- Sam Taylor had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2021-22
Declaration of personal interests
Staff must make a declaration of their personal and business interests, including any memberships or directorships of public or industry bodies, and any shareholdings, as well as any interests that their immediate families may also have.
A summary is published where there is something to declare and where there is nothing to declare. Occasionally an individual will have something to declare but due to the personal nature of the declaration we do not publish details as to do so would breach the General Data Protection Regulation.
This information is published annually, although if any amendments are made during the year an updated summary will be published if necessary as soon as it is available.
Downloads
- Sam Taylor's Declaration of Personal Interests will be published shortly.