The chair of a public service broadcaster has mentioned it was “the right decision” to dismiss its chief govt.
Sian Doyle was sacked as chief govt of Welsh-language channel S4C in November after an investigation into the organisation’s tradition.
The report – performed by industrial authorized agency Capital Law – mentioned Ms Doyle’s management type was “dictatorial” and located she was “creating a culture of fear”.
The chair of S4C’s board, Rhodri Williams, instructed a committee of MPs on Wednesday that non-executive members of the board “acted decisively and quickly to terminate the chief executive’s employment”.
“I think throughout this we have done the best in the interests of the staff of S4C and also in the interests of the organisation as a whole,” he mentioned.
Ms Doyle was admitted to hospital final month following her dismissal.
In a press release launched on the time, her husband mentioned she had “suffered a sustained pattern of retaliation, unfair treatment, and bullying at the hands of the chairman of S4C”.
Mr Williams denies the allegations.
“It has been suggested in some of the comments that have been in the press that this is something that I’ve driven, that I’ve made decisions. I would refute those allegations completely,” he mentioned.
“All the key decisions in relation to the Capital Law investigation and its conclusion have been ones that have been taken by the board, and each one has been unanimous.”
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Mr Williams mentioned the seek for a brand new chief govt would get beneath means “sooner rather than later”.
“That process needs to be well-planned and then I think we need to undertake a thorough and wide-ranging search for the best possible candidate,” he added.
“The opportunity to lead that organisation and to provide the kind of leadership that is required to take the staff and the production sector with us on that journey is one that will appeal to many people and I’m optimistic that we will, in due course, appoint a permanent chief executive who will be able to lead the organisation and take it forward.”
Sky News has been instructed Ms Doyle will not be making any statements in response to Mr Williams.
Source: information.sky.com”