Former Fujitsu executive Blagden in talks to join UK trade department - Sky News

(Reuters) - Former Fujitsu executive Simon Blagden has been in talks about taking a seat in Britain's House of Lords and joining the Department for International Trade in a ministerial role, Sky News reported on Monday.

The channel said the appointment of a successor to Rona Fairhead, who stepped down in May, was likely to be announced within weeks.

(Reporting by Sabahatjahan Contractor in Bengaluru; Editing by Kevin Liffey)