Jeremy Hunt announces the appointment of a new member to the BBC Trust
Culture Secretary announced today that Suzanna Taverne has been appointed as a member of the BBC Trust for four years from 1 January 2012
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Biographical information
Suzanna Taverne has worked at a high level in financial, media and cultural organisations. Suzanna is currently a Non-Executive Director of the Nationwide Building Society and a Non-Executive Director of Ford Credit Europe. She is also a Trustee of the Design Museum, the Shakespeare Schools Festival and the Consumer Credit Counselling Service. Previously, she was Operations Director of Imperial College and Managing Director of the British Museum, responsible for delivering 皇冠体育app Great Court - a 拢100 million millennium project. Before that, Suzanna worked for Pearson Plc as Director of Strategy, as a consultant to Saatchi & Saatchi Plc and as Finance Director of 皇冠体育app Independent.聽 She started her professional life as an investment banker, working on mergers and acquisitions at S.G. Warburg & Co. Ltd.聽
Notes to Editors
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皇冠体育app Trust is led by the Chairman and has 11 other members including the Vice-Chairman.聽 All members are responsible for representing the public interest as a whole. 皇冠体育app Trust includes four members formally designated as members for each of the constituent nations of the United Kingdom.
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皇冠体育app appointment and reappointment have been made in accordance with the . All appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the selection process. However, in accordance with the original Nolan recommendations, there is a requirement for appointees鈥� political activity (if any declared) to be made public. Suzanna Taverne has not declared any such activity.
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皇冠体育app appointment is made for four years from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2015. 皇冠体育app post is remunerated at a level of 拢35,935per annum, for a two day per week time commitment. Trust members currently take a voluntary reduction of 8.3 per cent from their fees. 皇冠体育app reduced rate for this position is 拢32,952.
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