City veteran Mike Evans quits as M&G chairman due to a stress-related illness

City veteran Mike Evans quits as M&G chairman due to a stress-related illness By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:20 BST, 6 April 2021 | Updated: 22:20 BST, 6 April 2021 Stepping down: M&G chairman Mike Evans The chairman of investment giant M&G has quit due to a stress-related illness. Mike Evans, who … Read more

Helena Morrissey named chairman of broker AJ Bell

Helena Morrissey named chairman of AJ Bell: City superwoman and mother-of-nine will join broker’s board in July By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 01:15 GMT, 17 March 2021 | Updated: 01:15 GMT, 17 March 2021 Baroness Helena Morrissey has been named the new chairman of broker AJ Bell.  The 55-year-old – dubbed a … Read more

BT boss threatened to quit unless board replaced chairman

BT’s boss threatened to quit unless the board replaced its chairman, according to claims By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:03 GMT, 5 March 2021 | Updated: 22:03 GMT, 5 March 2021 BT’s boss threatened to quit unless the board replaced its chairman, it was claimed yesterday.  Philip Jansen, who became chief executive … Read more

Chairman of BT will quit his £700,000-a-year role once a successor is found

Chairman of BT will quit his £700,000-a-year role once a successor is found ‘to focus on other interests’ Jan du Plessis, 67, wants to step back after 17 years as a serial non-executive   A search for a successor for the £700,000-a-year role is already underway  Former Kingfisher CEO Sir Ian Cheshire is a favourite to … Read more

DMGT Chairman Lord Rothermere condemns Australia’s ‘surrender’ to tech giants

The chairman of DMGT has condemned the Australian ‘surrender’ to tech giants and says its watering down of laws forcing them to pay for news is ‘bad for democracy’ across the globe. Lord Rothermere said the laws, which were given final approval by Australian senators today, will allow Facebook and Google to ‘decide what news … Read more

CRAIG BROWN: Brush with Basil that charmed the Chairman… the best ever celebrity travel programmes

1) Great British Railway Journeys: From Uxbridge To Hillingdon (2021) Having exhausted every other train journey in the world, Michael Portillo travels from the first stop on the Metropolitan Line of London‘s famous underground system for several hundred yards to the second. Along the way, Michael meets rail maintenance worker Ted Boreham, who informs him … Read more

Exiting BBC chairman takes veiled swipe at Boris Johnson

The out-going president of the BBC launched a veiled swipe at Boris Johnson in a farewell email to staff warning the broadcaster’s role could be ‘diminished’ by ministers.  David Clementi claimed that the BBC is held in ‘high regard’ around the world but said its reputation was at risk of being damaged by political intervention.  … Read more

Out-going BBC chairman takes veiled swipe at Boris Johnson in farewell note to staff

The out-going president of the BBC launched a veiled swipe at Boris Johnson in a farewell email to staff warning the broadcaster’s role could be ‘diminished’ by ministers.  David Clementi claimed that the BBC is held in ‘high regard’ around the world but said its reputation was at risk of being damaged by political intervention.  … Read more