FCA reappoints FOS chair for a second term

Baroness Manzoor reappointed until 2 August 2025

Ayesha Venkataraman
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), with the approval of HM Treasury, has reappointed Baroness Zahida Manzoor as chair of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).

Manzoor has been reappointed for a second term, which will run until 2 August 2025. She took up her role at the FOS on 2 August 2019 on an initial three-year term. The board of the FOS is entirely non-executive and is responsible for ensuring that the service is properly resourced and able to carry out its work effectively and independently. Manzoor was appointed to the House of Lords in 2013, where she served as House of Lords government whip and minister between March 2018 and May 2019. Before joining the Lords, Manzoor spent over 20 years at board level within large organisation...

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