Hold back CVs for ISBA post

Thanks for giving my retirement from ISBA in November 2000 such a splash. However, to avoid me being overwhelmed by CVs from wannabe director generals, can I please confirm that we will not be starting the recruitment process until March 2000.

Moreover, my successor will not join us before October, as, unlike the BBC, ISBA does not believe in unnecessarily lengthy hand-over periods.

John Hooper CBE

Director general

ISBA

London W1

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