PAUL BROWN CBE
Chairman, RadioCentre
Paul Brown is Chairman of the RadioCentre. He is a fellow and ex-chairman of the UK Radio Academy, a member of the Sony Radio Awards Committee, and a Skillset board member. He worked in forces and commercial radio as a presenter, trainer and manager from 1970 until 1984 when he joined the Independent Broadcasting Authority as Head of Radio Programming. He was Deputy Chief Executive of the Radio Authority from 1990 to 1995, Chief Executive of the Commercial Radio Companies Association from 1995 to 2006, director of related companies including RAJAR throughout the period, Chairman of the UK Digital Radio Forum from 1999 to 2001, President of the Association of European Radios from 1998 to 2000 and Vice President of WorldDAB from 2000-2005. He was made CBE for services to the radio industry in the 2003 New Year Honours List.
