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Tory donor and ex Goldman Sachs banker appointed new BBC chairman
by Lamiat Sabin
Parliamentary Reporter
A TORY donor and former Goldman Sachs banker has been appointed as the new chairman of the BBC, it was announced today.
Richard Sharp will succeed Sir David Clementi, the broadcaster has said.
He was once Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s boss at Goldman Sachs, where he worked for over 20 years and has donated hundreds of thousands of pounds to the Conservative Party.
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