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(Sharecast News) - Former Ocado director Simon Thompson has been appointed chief executive of Royal Mail, the company confirmed on Monday. Thompson,

Royal Mail has appointed one of its own non-executive directors, also the man previously behind the NHS Test & Trace app, as its new CEO.

Simon Thompson, who ran the NHS Test and Trace app, takes over after a tough year for the post service.

Royal Mail Plc Announces Senior Executive Appointments LONDON (dpa-AFX) - Royal Mail plc (RMG.L) announced that Simon Thompson, Non-Executive Director of Royal Mail plc, becomes Chief Executive of the UK business, effective January 11. Stuart Simpson, who has been acting as interim Chief Executive of the UK business since May 2020, will leave Royal Mail at the end of January. Keith Williams, who has been acting as interim Executive Chair of the Group since May 2020, will revert back to being Non-Executive Chair. Mick Jeavons, interim Chief Financial Officer for the Group, will continue in th...

11 January 2021 | 12:07pm StockMarketWire.com - The FTSE 100 was firmly lower by lunchtime as investors paused for breath after the index enjoyed a heady first week of 2021, rising more than 6%. By midday the FTSE was down 0.5% at 6,842.11, as concerns build over mounting Covid-19 infections and the possibility of even tighter restrictions. Profits were also being taken in Bitcoin after an even more impressive start to the New Year. US futures pointed to modest losses on Wall Street too. Shoe and sports apparel retailer JD Sports Fashion climbed 4.4% to 888.4p as it upgraded its profit outl...