Trevor Matthews named FSSC chair

Scott Sinclair
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Friends Provident CEO Trevor Matthews was today unveiled as chairman of the re-licensed FSSC.

He replaces Roy Leighton, who stepped down as chair earlier this week having steered the council's strategic review. The FSSC was denied a licence renewal by the Government last May, saying the body "did not meet the standard required". But a panel of ministers endorsed the FSSC's new strategy and re-issued a licence in March. "Trevor needs no introduction," FSSC interim chief executive Liz Field says. "His appointment reflects our strategic approach, which places employers' needs, experiences and involvement firmly at the centre of everything we do." Matthews, a former CII p...

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