Andy Haldane to leave role as Bank of England chief economist
by Richard Partington from on (#5GHCE)
Prominent economist to become chief executive of the Royal Society of Arts thinktank
Andy Haldane, the Bank of England's chief economist and one of its most prominent public figures, has quit to become chief executive of the Royal Society for Arts thinktank.
One of the UK's leading economists, Haldane, 53, will step down from Threadneedle Street's rate-setting monetary policy committee (MPC) after the panel meets in June. He will take up his post at the RSA in September.
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