The Fact Compiler had occasion to read Hello! magazine today and was delighted to see so many people who are famous, for being famous.
Good news, therefore, from the Department for Transport.
Today Lord Adonis announced that he had appointed "Millie Banerjee as Chair and Member of the British Transport Police (BTP) Authority".
The press release continued:
"Millie Banerjee CBE is experienced at Board level with a very strong track record in operations management, consumer service and Human Resources policy, mainly in the communications sector."
"She is presently a Board member of Ofcom, and recently Chair of Postwatch until it merged with Consumer Focus. She is also a Trustee of the Peabody Trust. Previously Millie has had numerous non-Executive Director positions on public bodies, including one in the Strategic Rail Authority and one with the Cabinet Office Strategy Board."
But the press release is too modest.
For in Notes to Editors we read:
Millie remains a Non-Executive Board member of Consumer Focus, for which she is paid £29k
As well as being a Non-Executive Board Member of Ofcom, for which she receives £53k
This on top of her role at the BTP Authority for which she now receives £32,100.00 per annum.
In total ministers have appointed her into roles that grant an income of over £114k a year!
Max Clifford has to be at the bottom of this somewhere.
