Simple maths

In February last year, we learned "The BBC has today appointed Anne Bulford OBE as Managing Director, BBC Finance and Operations. The role will now combine the two posts of Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer."

Her package - then as now - £395,000.  The previous incumbents of the two closed posts, Zarin Patel and Caroline Thomson, earned £337k and £328k respectively. Later in February 2013, Dominic Coles became Director of Operations, on a package of £307k.  In March this year, Anne selected Ian Haythornthwaite to be her Director of Finance. Now we learn his new salary is £240k.

By my rough maths, the new streamlined, simpler Bulford-Coles-Haythornthwaite trio costs £932k p.a. (before you get to secretaries, mini-cabs etc) - up some £267k on the old Patel-Thomson duo.