Kemi Badenoch, the business secretary, has approved the appointment of Nigel Railton as Henry Staunton's successor at the state-owned company, Sky News learns.
A former boss of Camelot, the National Lottery operator, will be named this week as the next chairman of the Post Office as ministers seek to draw a line under the ugly row surrounding the exit of his predecessor. Sky News has learnt that the Department for Business and Trade has offered the chairmanship of the government-owned company to Nigel Railton, who stepped down as Camelot boss last year.
One person who knows him said he was 'a solid choice for the role, with a sound commercial brain'. Neil Sachdev, a respected figure who chairs the state-owned Land Registry, was also in the frame for the job. It was unclear on Tuesday evening whether Mr Railton's appointment would be made on an interim basis or whether he would join on a long-term basis. He currently chairs Argentex Group, a London-listed provider of currency management services.
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