And Sir Michael bows out:
Big shot of the week: will Bishop be parachuted into ITV?
Big shot of the week: will Bishop be parachuted into ITV? - Times Online
In the summer he became a free agent, having offloaded his majority stake in bmi to Lufthansa, the German carrier, in a deal that the Germans will have regretted.
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His friend believes that there are parallels between running an airline and ITV, where his first job, if he is appointed, will be to sort out the log- jam in appointing a chief executive and do something about the parlous state of its finances. He would have to mediate between independently minded creative types and the Government. “The airline industry is pretty tough, too. You’ve got virtuoso airline pilots with no loyalty to the company and a Government which is always changing tack on the regulation of airlines.
and the best comment for last!
He’s a very wily fox and also a long-time player.”