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Carolyn Fairbairn named as next CBI director-general

Carolyn Fairbairn is to become the new director-general of the CBI, taking the helm at the business group later this year.

An experienced business leader and former director of strategy at both the BBC and ITV, Fairbairn currently holds a number of non-executive positions.

These include with global outsourcer Capita, small cap manufacturer Vitec, Lloyds Banking Group, the Competition and Markets Authority, and the UK Statistics Authority.

Fairbairn will take over from John Cridland, who has led the CBI since January 2011, in November. She will work closely with CBI president-designate Paul Drechsler in ensuring the interests of British businesses of all sizes across the UK are represented in Whitehall, Brussels and internationally.

Commenting on her appointment, Carolyn Fairbairn said: “I am delighted to be joining the CBI as director-general. The CBI has an outstanding track record of championing the conditions that enable British businesses to flourish.

“The debate around Britain’s relationship with the European Union and the productivity challenge facing our economy will be two of the defining issues of the next few years, and I greatly look forward to representing the voice of British businesses of all sizes on these questions and many others.

“Now perhaps more than ever, thriving British companies hold the key to the future prosperity of our country.”


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