aileen Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 She is stepping down after only three months in the job and is to be replaced by Caroline Thomson (previously at the BBC) on an interim basis. Who knows what the back story is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 From today's Links, there's a Guardian piece making the announcement and, other than a "didn't quite fit" comment, that's as far as the background goes: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/mediamonkeyblog/2013/may/29/caroline-thomson-english-ballet-position But NB that the Thomson appointment is reported as part-time and interim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
restor Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Ah the news is out - Lady Liddle just what ENB needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Ah the news is out - Lady Liddle just what ENB needs. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Janet: I seem to have mislaid my Debrett's, but it appears that Caroline Thomson and Lady Liddle may be one and the same: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Thomson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Thanks Ian. I was obliquely seeking clarification from restor about the meaning of the comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aileen Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share Posted May 30, 2013 Caroline Thomson is married to Lord Liddle. For once I agree with restor! I'm not convinced that someone from a generously publically funded organisation like the BBC is right for ENB. She is only an interim appointment, but interim appointments often turn into full appointments. Having said that, Tony Hall seems to have been a success at the ROH. I wonder why Karen Napier didn't work out. On paper she was a very good appointment, having come from another arts organisation which seems to have been successful in reaching out to a diverse audience. However, if someone in a very senior position of leadership is not right for whatever reason I feel that it is better that s/he go straight away rather than hang on for months in the hope that things will improve, which is very unlikely. I thought that it was odd that the previous chairman of the ENB board, who had presumably been instrumental in replacing Wayne E, and the previous chief executive, Craig Hassall, both stepped down as soon as Tamara was appointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 That's funny: I thought Hassall's departure preceded Eagling's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I thought he did too; Craig Hassall's departure was announced a good few months before Wayne Eagling's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aileen Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share Posted May 30, 2013 There are articles announcing Craig Hassall's new position in Australia in February last year. Tamara was finally announced as the new AD of ENB in April but Wayne's possible and then actual departure was known about for weeks before that although he did not actually leave until August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Craig Hassall's depature was announced in November 2011. Anyway, back to the original topic, it will be interesting to see what happens next... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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