Nicky Morgan among trio to join FSCS board

Non-exec director

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Baroness Nicky Morgan has been appointed as a non-executive director of the board of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) alongside Cathryn Riley and Wendy Williams.

The former secretary of state and Treasury select committee chairwoman will join the board on 1 September, as well as Williams, who is also Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary and Inspector of Fire and Rescue Services. Riley will join on 1 February 2021 and is formerly Aviva group chief operating officer and group chief information officer. The appointments were revealed by FSCS chairman Marshall Bailey following a lengthy and in-depth interview process involving both the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA). Bailey said: "We find ourselve...

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