New non-exec leader for BIS

Posted on 16 Dec 2010 by The Manufacturer

Business Secretary Vince Cable has today announced the appointment of Andrew Witty as the lead non-executive board member at the Department for Business Innovation and Skills.

Andrew Witty, the chief executive of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), will take up his position on the new departmental Board from 1 January 2011. Focussing on department performance and delivery the board will direct the strategic and operational activity at BIS. All members of the new non-executive board will be drawn from outside government and will assist…

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