The government has appointed the next three leaders of the regional development agencies (RDAs) for the South West, South East and the West Midlands.
Jim Braithwaite will lead the South East RDA and will be the first ethnic minority RDA Chair, while Nick Paul will lead Advantage West Midlands.
As reported by EGi yesterday, Juliet Williams will become RDA Chair in the South West and the first woman to chair an RDA.
The three will be appointed for an initial term of three years and will start work in December when the current Chairs’ terms of office end.
Announcing the appointments, trade and industry secretary Patricia Hewitt said: “These three new appointments bring a wealth of business and civic experience to the challenge of promoting the economic development of their regions.
“I’m sure the new Chairs will build on the work already begun to widen the winner’s circle and raise the growth rate of each region.”
EGi News 06/08/02
