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Ex-BBC director general George Entwistle takes unpaid role at charity Ex-BBC director general George Entwistle takes unpaid role at charity
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George Entwistle, the former BBC director general who resigned after just 54 days in the job at the height of the Jimmy Savile scandal in November and walked away with a £450,000 payoff, has quietly moved on with an unpaid role at an arts charity.George Entwistle, the former BBC director general who resigned after just 54 days in the job at the height of the Jimmy Savile scandal in November and walked away with a £450,000 payoff, has quietly moved on with an unpaid role at an arts charity.
Six months after his abrupt exit from the BBC, Entwistle has re-emerged as an unpaid trustee at non-profit organisation the Public Catalogue Foundation. But he has not completely left the BBC behind, as the London-based PCF has a partnership with the corporation.Six months after his abrupt exit from the BBC, Entwistle has re-emerged as an unpaid trustee at non-profit organisation the Public Catalogue Foundation. But he has not completely left the BBC behind, as the London-based PCF has a partnership with the corporation.
The PCF runs a "joint initiative" with the BBC that "aims to show the entire UK national collection of oil paintings, the stories behind the paintings, and where to see them for real". The paintings have been digitised and put online via the BBC and PCF's Your Paintings website.The PCF runs a "joint initiative" with the BBC that "aims to show the entire UK national collection of oil paintings, the stories behind the paintings, and where to see them for real". The paintings have been digitised and put online via the BBC and PCF's Your Paintings website.
Entwistle has experience of the Your Paintings project as he worked on it during his time at the BBC and attended its launch in 2011.Entwistle has experience of the Your Paintings project as he worked on it during his time at the BBC and attended its launch in 2011.
PCF director Andy Ellis told staff in an internal announcement: "George brings to the PCF a wealth of broadcasting and media experience.PCF director Andy Ellis told staff in an internal announcement: "George brings to the PCF a wealth of broadcasting and media experience.
"As the BBC's controller of factual commissioning, he was a great supporter of the Your Paintings project from the day the PCF approached the BBC with the concept. He is a passionate believer in improving the public's access to art.""As the BBC's controller of factual commissioning, he was a great supporter of the Your Paintings project from the day the PCF approached the BBC with the concept. He is a passionate believer in improving the public's access to art."
Entwistle said: "I'm very pleased indeed to have been asked to serve as an unpaid trustee for the PCF, the charity behind the project, and I hope I can be of help to them in developing Your Paintings in the future."Entwistle said: "I'm very pleased indeed to have been asked to serve as an unpaid trustee for the PCF, the charity behind the project, and I hope I can be of help to them in developing Your Paintings in the future."
The BBC was heavily criticised for agreeing to Entwistle's severance deal, which included a £450,000 payoff – double the six months' pay he was contractually entitled to – and the continuing payment of four additional benefits, including private medical insurance, for a year after his departure.The BBC was heavily criticised for agreeing to Entwistle's severance deal, which included a £450,000 payoff – double the six months' pay he was contractually entitled to – and the continuing payment of four additional benefits, including private medical insurance, for a year after his departure.
Entwistle's successor, Tony Hall, recently announced he will consult on proposals for a redundancy and severance pay cap of £150,000 from September 2013 for all BBC senior managers.Entwistle's successor, Tony Hall, recently announced he will consult on proposals for a redundancy and severance pay cap of £150,000 from September 2013 for all BBC senior managers.
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