Chancellor Healey Fills Bank Of England Court With Three New Directors
David Craig, Paul Nowak and Hanneke Smits join through 2030, while Jitesh Gadhia and Tom Shropshire return for second four-year terms.
- The Bank of England (BoE) press release, dated 16 September 2026, confirms three new non-executive directors join its Court of Directors.
- "His Majesty the King and the Chancellor have appointed three new non-executive directors to the Bank of England's Court of Directors"
- Ron Kalifa, Frances O'Grady and Sabine Chalmers depart; Chalmers leaves at October's end.
Why it matters: A finance minister staffing the bank that controls the currency is the state appointing its own overseer.