Shaun Kingsbury named Green Investment Bank chief executive

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Government also appoints six non-executive directors to the board

Long-standing renewable energy investor Shaun Kingsbury has been appointed chief executive of the Green Investment Bank, alongside six new non-executive directors. The government today confirmed that...

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