It all adds up

All that head-scratching over Rajars may have paid off for Helen Boaden. The former BBC Director of News and Radio has landed a non-exec role with the UK Statistics Authority, for three years starting this month.

She now has quite a portfolio: she chairs the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, where Alan Ayckbourn premiers his work. She's on the Council of the Royal Academy of Arts; and she's Chair of the Audio Content Fund. She leads courses for Windsor Leadership, a charity which supports emerging and experienced leaders in the public sector. She is also President of HF Holidays, a hundred year-old co-operative promoting walking and other outdoor activities.