Appointment at Friends Provident.
Former Transport Secretary John MacGregor MP has been appointed to the main board of Friends Provide...
Former Transport Secretary John MacGregor MP has been appointed tothe main board of Friends Provident as an independent director. The former
Conservative minister was a non-executive director of London & Manchester
Group prior to its take-over by Friends Provident. He holds three other
non-executive directorships, is vice-president of the Local Government
Association, a member of the Neill Committee (Committee for Standards in
Public Life) and a trustee of the Foundation for Business
responsibilit
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