Sir Jeremy Israel Isaacs (born 28 September 1932) is a Scottish television producer and executive, opera manager, and a recipient of many British Academy Television Awards and International Emmy Awards. (wikipedia)
Any people-intense businesses are very difficult to absorb from an M&A point of view.
Interestingly, the Istanbul bid did not begin with the Turkish government or the mayor of Istanbul, but by groups of publicly spirited citizens.
I am very pleased that he is joining us at a time when there is such strong momentum in the growth of our franchise, client base and brand.