"Hello Foxy
Why bother to locate him? I only know Paul as a good teacher and only hope that wherever he may be he is ok. I don't share your opinion that the worst thing that can happen if you upset IELTS is the sack, although this is probably their response most of the time."

Response from Foxy:
Hello Alex,
When I was with Yuncheng IELTS,it seemed to me that Paul was in with the bricks and loving every minute of his managerial and advisory role there.What was more,he was one of only a couple of FT's who had remained there in excess of 3 years until then.So I wouldn't have expected him to have subsequently left there voluntarily.
But maybe he hasn't left IELTS at all.So far we only have Ian's unsubstantiated asumption that Paul is no longer in Yuncheng.
By the way,I agree with you that Paul's a good teacher.Ian probably is too. Having said that,it should be kept in mind that the good doctor doesn't need a good teacher as a head of FT's who's also the catalyst for the majority of his fellow FT's leaving at the earliest opportunity,ie the end of their initial contracts.
I suspect that Ian would be a less abrasive head of FT's than Paul - it's not outwith the bounds of possibility that the good doctor has already replaced Paul by him!
Sorry that you don't share my opinion re the worst thing that can happen to sb who has upset IELTS - guess we can't agree on everything!