Former BBC Director General Mark Thompson arrives at Portcullis House in London, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. Thompson was appointed as chair and CEO of CNN by David Zaslav, head of the network's parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, which made the announcement Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. Thompson replaces Chris Licht, who was fired in June, and a four-person team that had been running CNN in the interim.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
