Rona Fairhead - previously head of the Financial Times Group - is now the frontrunner for the BBC Trust chairwoman job.
Fairhead would be the first woman to chair the trust.
The role was previously filled by Lord Patten, who stepped down in May. Lord Coe was the first suggested candidate but culture secretary Savid Javid has now revealed backing for Fairhead.
After serving as chairwoman and chief executive of the Financial Times Group from 2006 to 2013, Fairhead became ...
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