The Confederation of British Industry named its former chief economist, Rain Newton-Smith, as its new director general after Britain’s biggest business lobbying group was rocked by a slew of sexual misconduct allegations.
Newton-Smith will replace Tony Danker who is “dismissed with immediate effect” following a probe into workplace misconduct, the CBI said on Tuesday in a statement. Danker had stepped back last month when the investigation began. Separately, the Guardian newspaper last week published details ...