Among the institutions hiring executives from the U.S. are the Royal Opera House, the Bank of England, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Oxford University, and British Airways. In the past this practice would have raised eyebrows, but it is no longer unacceptable, even among British elitists, to look to the U.S. for expertise.
See "Britain Witnesses American Revolution in Job Market", Marjorie Miller, Los Angeles Times, December 19, 1999