Apr 30, 2024
Ex-Camelot boss to be named as Post Office chair
The former boss of Camelot will be named as the new chairman of the Post Office after its last leader was sacked, the BBC understands. Mr Railton left the former National Lottery operator during a shake-up around the time Allwyn Entertainment acquired Camelot UK. Camelot had run the lottery since the game's launch in 1994, but it faced tough competition and its licence ended in February, with a new one for 10 years being given to Allwyn instead.The Department for Business and Trade will be hoping Mr Railton's tenure will signal a new beginning in its relationship with the troubled organisation. Watch Nigel Railton speak to the BBC during his previous time as the boss of Camelot UK.Former chairman Henry Staunton was sacked by Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch in January after little more than a year in the role - leading to a bitter public row between the two. The former Post Office boss was against stopping postmaster prosecutions in 2013, former top lawyer says. Mr Bates vs Post Office drama lost £1m, ITV boss says.
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