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Trade Union Boss Among Chancellor’s Appointments to Bank of England Board

Paul Nowak will join the Bank of England’s governing court as ministers seek broader experience and a trade-union voice on oversight.

  • Chancellor John Healey appointed Trades Union Congress general secretary Paul Nowak to the Bank's Court on a four-year term as a non-executive director.
  • Refinitiv founder David Craig and City investment manager Hanneke Smits also received four-year appointments from Healey, strengthening the Court at a critical economic moment.
  • A former call centre worker and trade unionist, Nowak became TUC general secretary in 2022, succeeding Baroness Frances as the Court's non-executive director.
  • Recently, Nowak championed taxing bank profits to support households. He stated Wednesday: "Taxing bank profits to cut bills is plain common sense."
  • The Court oversees the Bank's strategy, governance, budget, and risk framework, functioning separately from the team setting interest rates in Britain.
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Trade union boss among Chancellor’s appointments to Bank of England board

Paul Nowak, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), will take on a non-executive director position on a four-year term.

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