"We were not asked for approval of the financial package formally or informally nor did we give it," said trustees Richard Ayre, Diane Coyle, Anthony Fry, Alison Hastings and David Liddiment. "The trust was assured that the package was within contractual terms and that the chairman of the BBC's
The statement from Richard Ayre, Diane Coyle, Anthony Fry, Alison Hastings and David Liddiment added: "The trust's concern throughout this period was to ensure that the director general met the strategy set for him by the trust: to reduce radically both the number of senior managers and the cost of
Diane Coyle, Trust vice chairman and chair of the Strategic Approvals Committee, said: "The Trust's strategy for Worldwide now is to focus on BBC programme content, and Worldwide would not make this sort of acquisition again.
Lord Patten made the deal after a conference call with lawyers and the agreement of two members of the BBC Trusts remuneration committee. They were Diane Coyle, the vice-chairman of the trust and a former government economist, and Anthony Fry, an investment banker.
Date: Nov 12, 2012
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Caroline Thomson, BBC's chief operating officer, to leave corporation
He and seven other candidates shortlisted by headhunters Egon Zehnder were interviewed in mid-June by BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten and his deputy Diane Coyle, before the candidates were narrowed down.