FCA appoints Richard Lloyd as acting chair

Search begins for permanent chief executive

Hemma Visavadia
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has begun a search for its new chair to replace Charles Randell who decided to step down last October.

Whilst the search continues, Richard Lloyd, senior independent director of the FCA board, will act as interim chair from 1 June. Meanwhile, Aidene Walsh will act as interim chair of the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) from 1 April. Lloyd is chair of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority and vice-chair of the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute. He has previously held executive positions at Which?, Consumers International and Shelter. Walsh is currently a non-executive director of the PSR, and an executive director with Banking Competition Remedies Ltd (BCR). Prior ...

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