Catherine Mann appointed to be Bank of England external member

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Catherine Mann, the global chief economist at Citi C, +1.24% and previously the chief economist at the OECD, was named as an external member to Bank of England's monetary policy committee, replacing Gertjan Vlieghe who has served on the committee since Sept. 2015. Jonathan Haskel, a professor at Imperial College Business School, was re-appointed for a second three-year term. "I am very happy to announce the appointment of Dr. Catherine L. Mann - her breadth of experience across policy, research and the private sector will be immensely useful to the MPC," said Rishi Sunak, the chancellor of the exchequer.

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