Sorted

You know the Buffini gap ?   It's been sorted by a temporary Soldi. 

From the minutes of the BBC Boards' Nominations and Governance sub-committee meeting in April.  

1. Arrangements for Chairing of Commercial Board

1.1 The Committee discussed a paper proposing interim arrangements for the Chairing of the Commercial Board. Damon Buffini would stand down from the role on 30 June. To enable a smooth transition to a new full time Chair, the Committee agreed that Marinella Soldi, as a current BBC Board non-exec member of the Commercial Board, should be recommended as the Interim Chair for a period to the end of 2026. To facilitate this it was also agreed that Marinella’s term as a main Board member should be extended for a further 6 months, to conclude on 10 March 2027. The possibility of a further term for Marinella would be kept under review in the meantime. The Board would be asked to approve these recommendations.

1.2 The Committee also discussed the need to launch a process to recruit a successor to Damon Buffini on the main Board. It was agreed that the process should be undertaken following a piece of work to update the assessment of skills across Board members. The Company Secretary would undertake an updated skills audit for Board members and return to the next meeting with the results of this, along with a proposal for the role description and recruitment process.