ROH candidates:

[MrGongGong]

He does make rather nice spoons though

[amateur51]

I heard David Mellor interviewed on the radio last week: he would be a credible candidate for the job, but I doubt if he wants it (he alluded to how much money he's earning at the moment, so I doubt if the salary would attract him). I think you definitely do need someone with entrepeneurial flair allied to a genuine appreciation of opera/ballet/music generally. Such people do exist, but they are often difficult to locate/persuade.

Oooh an example of the Mellor entrepreneurial flair would be most welcome, Mandy.

[Mandryka]

Oooh an example of the Mellor entrepreneurial flair would be most welcome, Mandy.

Mellor has made a lot of money by being a good and persistent networker. He has cultivated friends in high places and is a good streetfighter. I believe he would have made a good Heritage Secretary (he was the first to occupy the post) had he not torpedoed himself through his own stupid behaviour. He still has a high public profile, though, and has good connections with the current government. I concede that he is an unappealing man, but I believe he could do the job well and get his pals to dig deep into their pockets for the ROH.

[amateur51]

Mellor has made a lot of money by being a good and persistent networker. He has cultivated friends in high places and is a good streetfighter. I believe he would have made a good Heritage Secretary (he was the first to occupy the post) had he not torpedoed himself through his own stupid behaviour. He still has a high public profile, though, and has good connections with the current government. I concede that he is an unappealing man, but I believe he could do the job well and get his pals to dig deep into their pockets for the ROH.

Ah, good at making money for himself you mean

[LHC]

The new CEO has just been announced:

http://www.roh.org.uk/news/alex-beard-announced-as-new-chief-executive-of-royal-opera-house

Thankfully, none of the suspect bunch of apparatchiks, hangers on and amateur pianists and part-time editors has been chosen. Indeed, Beard seems in comparison to be an astute choice.

[amateur51]

The new CEO has just been announced:

http://www.roh.org.uk/news/alex-beard-announced-as-new-chief-executive-of-royal-opera-house

Thankfully, none of the suspect bunch of apparatchiks, hangers on and amateur pianists and part-time editors has been chosen. Indeed, Beard seems in comparison to be an astute choice.

Lovely bloke I'm sure, dazzling credentials and all that, but where did he learn to knot his tie like that?

I mean, a chap's chap should have a word

[HighlandDougie]

Thoroughly engaging, very bright, had some dealings with him recently, has the calm temperament - as well as the steel - needed. Very good choice.

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

Lovely bloke I'm sure, dazzling credentials and all that, but where did he learn to knot his tie like that?

I mean, a chap's chap should have a word

looks like a Royal Navy tie to me Ams!

[Vile Consort]

Gosh, it looks as if he's taken it off and put it back on several times without untying it.

[amateur51]

Thoroughly engaging, very bright, had some dealings with him recently, has the calm temperament - as well as the steel - needed. Very good choice.

Good to hear, HD