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I talked recently to a chair of trustees about the recruitment process for a CEO of a five-school MAT in the north-east. She told me candidly that her greatest challenge in that process would be to resist the blandishments of consultants who would argue that a salary of more than £200,000 was needed to attract the right candidate. She felt strongly that it would be perfectly possible to offer a lower salary and attract a good candidate. She said, “We want a CEO who understands the value of public service, not private profit”.