BBC chair post advertised with £10,000 pay cut
Summary: The culture secretary has formally started the hunt for the chair of the new BBC board, offering a £100,000-a-year salary, £10,000 less than was taken home by former BBC Trust chair Rona Fairhead. The government has also said that it will begin the hunt to appoint the nine non-executive board members, of the new 14-strong new unitary BBC board, will begin early next month. The candidates must have the skills that include "experience exercising excellent financial management and securing value for money”. Rona Fairhead was meant to take over governing the corruption from the BBC Trust in April, but she got stood down in September, this is because Theresa May instated she would have to apply again for the job she was handed by David Cameron in May.
[] “We are delighted the recruitment process for this vital role is underway. The public want a strong and independent BBC. The new chair will champion that.”
[] Rona Fairhead had been due to stay on until 2o18
Opinion: I think that by the BBC recruiting new people to take on such a big role in the BBC can allow the institution to have better changes and allow it to be how the public want BBC to be - strong and independent. Although i don't think it was correct for Theresa May to make Rona step down and apply again for the job - to me that seems like Theresa May is taking advantage of her power and making people lose their jobs and apply again just because she is now the new PM.
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