Thompson: BBC knew of payoffs
The former BBC director-general Mark Thompson has hit back at claims by the BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten, insisting the corporation was aware of the scale of hefty pay-offs made to former executives.
Mark Thompson: BBC Trust 'knew' about large payoffs
Former BBC director-general Mark Thompson says the BBC Trust was aware of the scale of hefty pay-offs made to former staff.
The chairman of the BBC Trust Lord Patten told the Commons Public Accounts Committee yesterday that he was "shocked and dismayed" to learn that the BBC has spent £25m in pay-offs to senior managers.
But Mr Thompson said today that he wanted to take issue with suggestions that the BBC Trust had not been fully aware of the details of severance packages to former deputy director general Mark Byford and former marketing chief Sharon Baylay.
"I had made sure that the Trust were aware of and understood all potentially contentious issues," he said.
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