Board Moves: Derwent London; Serco; and Idox
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Derwent London board
Derwent London
Robbie Rayne is to hand over the chair's reins of FTSE-250 property investment and development company Derwent London, to chief executive and founder John Burns.
Rayne will retire as part of a longer-term reshuffle at the firm, at its AGM on 17 May 2019.
Burns will step aside from the chief executive role next May to take the chair for a period of two years before an independent chair is named. Current property director Paul Williams will step up to chief executive at the same time.
Williams joined the group in 1987, joining the board in 1998. “The Board values the importance of retaining Derwent London's strong cul
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