The FSA has appointed David Hall as the new chairman of the board of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) for a fixed period to 31 March 2009.

Hall will take up his appointment on 1 March 2006, succeeding Nigel Hamilton.

The FSA has also re-appointed Sarah Brown OBE for a further one year term as a non-executive member of the FSCS Board from 1 March 2006.

FSA chairman Callum McCarthy said: "Nigel...successfully welded the predecessor schemes into a first class single compensation scheme for financial services consumers and has provided a positive lead to the Board through many subsequent challenges. I am grateful for all he has done"

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