Roles and responsibilities
- Phil is the Director of Transformation in BBC News
- Phil is responsible for enabling and supporting business transformation and change across BBC News, in our UK and global activities
- Phil is a Trustee of the BBC Media Action, the Corporation’s international development charity.
Biography
Phil joined the BBC’s News division in December 2024 as Director of Transformation and a member of the News Board.
Phil began working for the BBC in 2005 for the then-governing body of the Corporation, the Board of Governors. He subsequently worked for the BBC Trust, where he was Head of Governance. He joined the BBC Executive as Company Secretary in 2014 with responsibility for corporate governance across the BBC Group, and served for nearly eight years as the Chief of Staff to the BBC’s Director-General (chief executive officer) and Chairman.
Phil is a Trustee of the BBC Media Action, the BBC’s international development charity, and sits on the Board of the Public Media Alliance, the largest global association of public service media organisations.
Annual remuneration (as at July 2025)
- £215,000 - £219,999
Expenses and central bookings
Expenses are costs incurred by BBC staff on behalf of the BBC and claimed through the BBC's expenses system.
Central bookings are costs incurred on behalf of the BBC and booked through the BBC's central bookings system.
Expenses and central bookings for the 2024/25 financial year onwards are available to view here.
Downloads
- Phil Harrold's central bookings Q4 2023-24
- Phil Harrold’s expenses Q4 2023-24
- Phil Harrold's central bookings Q3 2023-24
- Phil Harrold’s expenses Q3 2023-24
- Phil Harrold's central bookings Q2 2023-24
- Phil Harrold’s expenses Q2 2023-24
- Phil Harrold's central bookings Q1 2023-24
- Phil Harrold’s expenses Q1 2023-24
- Phil Harrold had no expenses paid in Q4 2022-23
- Phil Harrold's central bookings Q4 2022-23
- Phil Harrold’s expenses Q3 2022-23
- Phil Harrold's central bookings Q3 2022-23
- Phil Harrold had no expenses paid in Q2 2022-23
- Phil Harrold's central bookings Q2 2022-23
- Phil Harrold had no expenses paid in Q1 2022-23
- Phil Harrold's central bookings Q1 2022-23
- Phil Harrold had no expenses paid in Q4 2021-22
- Phil Harrold's central bookings Q4 2021-22
- Phil Harrold’s expenses Q3 2021-22
- Phil Harrold’s central bookings Q3 2021-22
- Phil Harrold had no expenses paid in Q2 2021-22
- Phil Harrold’s central bookings Q2 2021-22
- Phil Harrold had no expenses paid in Q1 2021-22
- Phil Harrold’s central bookings Q1 2021-22
Gifts and Hospitality Register
Gifts and hospitality may only be accepted in line with BBC policy.
Downloads
- Phil Harrold had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2023-24
- Phil Harrold had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2023-24
- Phil Harrold had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2023-24
- Phil Harrold had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2022-23
- Phil Harrold had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2022-23
- Phil Harrold had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2022-23
- Phil Harrold's Gifts and Hospitality Register Q1 2022-23
- Phil Harrold had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2021-22
- Phil Harrold had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2021-22
- Phil Harrold had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2021-22
- Phil Harrold had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 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.