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RDA Board Chairs

My noble Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Lord Mandelson) has made the following statement. I have approved the appointments for the new RDA Board Chairs listed below."Robert Hough - North West Regional development Agency (NWRDA).""Rob Douglas CBE - South East England Regional Development Agency (SEEDA)." Robert Hough will commence as Chair on 17 August 2009. Rob Douglas will commence as Chair designate, to ensure continuity from 1 September 2009 and take up post as Chair from 2 November 2009. The new appointments will be initially until 13 December 2012. The appointments have been made in accordance with the Commissioner for Public Appointments Code of Practice. I have placed further details of the appointments in the Library of both Houses. They were all made in accordance with the Code of Practice of the Commissioner for Public Appointments.