Lesley Titcomb to quit TPR in February

At end of of four-year term

James Phillips
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Lesley Titcomb is to leave The Pensions Regulator (TPR) at the end of her four-year term as chief executive in February 2019, the watchdog has announced.

Titcomb joined the regulator in 2015 but has confirmed she will not seek a renewal of the contract as it comes to an end over the next nine months. Saying there was "a lot more to do" before she leaves, Titcomb said the decision had been difficult but next February was the "appropriate moment" for her to step down. "This has been a difficult personal decision taken after extensive discussion with family and the chairman [Mark Boyle]," she said. "I love working at TPR and am immensely proud of what we are achieving. But as I turn 57 next month, the end of my contract in February 2019 f...

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