George Entwistle will succeed Mark Thompson as the Director-General of the BBC, the BBC has announced.

The BBC Trust has stated that the next head of the BBC will have to settle for a smaller salary than the £671,000 earned by Thompson, who is expected to stand down from his post after the Paralympics, after eight years in the role, the BBC reported.

The new Director-General’s first priority will be to prepare the BBC for the review of its Royal Charter, according to the BBC.