NatWest names ex-Centrica boss as chair after Farage saga
by Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6EGDQ)
Rick Haythornthwaite, who leads boardrooms of Ocado and the AA, will succeed Howard Davies
NatWest has announced that a former Centrica boss will be its next chair, as the lender continues to deal with the fallout from the scandal surrounding the threatened closure of Nigel Farage's bank accounts.
Rick Haythornthwaite - who previously chaired Network Rail and Mastercard as well as the British Gas owner and now leads the boardrooms of Ocado and the AA - will take over from Howard Davies next April.
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