BBC announces new HR leader

The BBC has appointed Lucy Adams, currently HR director at law firm Eversheds, to lead HR at the corporation.Adams will take over as director, BBC People, on 1 June, stepping into the shoes of Stephen Kelly, who left to join Logica at the beginning of the year. She will lead a 475-strong HR team, also taking responsibility for the BBC’s outsourced HR services and sitting on the BBC executive board.
 

It’s untenable to have a normal retirement age in public-sector schemes that is significantly different from the state retirement age

Brian Bailey, Director of pensions, West Midlands Pension Fund and member of High Pay Commission