Alex Chisholm appointed as new DECC Permanent Secretary

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Alex Chisholm appointed as new DECC Permanent Secretary

Chief executive of Competition and Markets Authority to take up post as top DECC civil servant from July 4th

Alex Chisholm, chief executive of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), has been confirmed as the new Permanent Secretary at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). The government...

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