Rhodri Talfan Davies

Rhodri Talfan Davies (born 9 February 1971) is a Welsh media executive, and the Deputy Director-General of the BBC. He joined the BBC board in February 2026 as an executive director, a position he held alongside being interim Director-General of the BBC from 3 April to 17 May 2026. He was the director of BBC Cymru Wales from 2011 to 2020. He is a former journalist and communications executive.

Personal life and education Davies was born in Cardiff in 1971 to Elizabeth Siân Vaughan Yorath and Geraint Talfan Davies, the chairman of Welsh National Opera and a former controller of BBC Cymru Wales. His grandfather Aneirin Talfan Davies (1909–1980) was a poet, broadcaster and literary critic.

Educated at Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf, Cardiff, and Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne, Davies went on to study as an undergraduate at Jesus College, Oxford (BA Hons), and received a postgraduate diploma in journalism from Cardiff University.

In December 2020 Davies was appointed as BBC Director of Nations, with responsibility for nations and local audiences in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland. In January 2026 he was announced as the BBC's Interim Director General, taking over from Tim Davie on 3 April 2026 until Matt Brittin took up the role in May 2026. On 9 June 2026, Davies was appointed Deputy Director-General of the BBC.