bᵻfˌoːɹ ðˈɪs, ðə pɹˈiːviəs hˈɛd ʌvðə dʒˌiːˌiːˈɛs wʌz sˌɜː nˈɪkələs stˈɜːn, nˈaʊ lˈɔːɹd stˈɜːn ʌv bɹˈɛntfɚd, hˌuː səksˈiːdᵻd lˈɔːɹd oʊdˈɑːnəl.
Before this, the previous Head of the GES was Sir Nicholas Stern, now Lord Stern of Brentford, who succeeded Lord O'Donnell.