Ofcom has appointed director Steve Unger to take over as interim chief executive when Ed Richards leaves at the end of the year.
Unger is currently director of the media regulator’s strategy, international, technology and economist group.
Unger, like Richards, joined Ofcom at its inception in 2003. He will take on the role while the process for appointing a permanent successor continues.
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