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Learning Skills Council appoints acting CEO

Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, John Denham, welcomed the appointment of Geoffrey Russell as Acting Chief Executive of the Learning and Skills Council.

Mark Haysom, the former Chief Executive, has tendered his resignation and that has been accepted by the LSC.

Skills Secretary, John Denham said:

“I would like to thank Mark Haysom for his very real achievements as Chief Executive of the LSC when the numbers of learners achieving qualifications and overall success rates rose year on year.”

Read the full press release on the DIUS website [external website]

Notes to editors

  1. DIUS and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) merged to create the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) in June 2009. As part of the former DIUS, Government Skills became part of BIS from that date.