Mark Popescu, former Editor of Daytime News at the BBC, is joining the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) as Head of News at the end of this month.
During a 20 year career in broadcasting Mark held a series of senior posts at both the BBC and ITN, including Editor of both the BBC Ten O’Clock News and ITV’s News at Ten.
Mark said:
"I am really excited by the challenge of joining Defra and will be working with the news team to develop the department’s communications strategy across all platforms."
Mark replaces Mark Devane, who is joining the BBC Trust as Head of Communications at the start of April.
