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Former BBC Trust head Rona Fairhead emerges as BT chair candidate - report

Tuesday 8 June 2021 | 11:16 CET | News
Former BBC Trust chair Rona Fairhead has emerged as a contender to succeed Jan du Plessis as chairman of BT, reports The Telegraph. If successful, she would become the first female chairman of the telecoms group.

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Categories: General
Companies: BBC / BT
Countries: United Kingdom
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