Rain Newton-Smith takes over as director general as the group reels from sexual misconduct claims.
Rain Newton-Smith is taking over as director general of the CBI as the lobby group fights for survival amid allegations of sexual misconduct.
CBI president Brian McBride has pledged to implement recommendations following an investigation by a law firm. Since more allegations have emerged about the CBI, dozens of firms have either ended their membership or suspended any activity with the organisation. Ann Francke, chief executive of the Chartered Management Institute, said: "If you look at these kinds of reputation implosions, which are very tragic for everybody and weigh heavily on everybody... the usual approach is to get an external perspective to address the very deep-seated issues that need changing."One of its key roles is to lobby the government on behalf of its members.
Wayne Wright, managing partner of business advisory group Wsq Solutions, said the new CBI leader had "four weeks" to "at least put a marker down" on how the organisation would not only go about changing but also implementing and measuring the measure. David Samuels, an employment partner at law firm Lewis Silkin, said: "She has a big task on her hands because the CBI clearly has a lot of cultural change to be put in place and they need to regain the confidence of the public and their members."
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