Mandie Lavin has been appointed as the General Optical Council's interim director of regulation while the regulator recruits a permanent replacement for David Howell.
Lavin, a barrister, is a former director of the Bar Standards Board and was director of fitness to practise and legal affairs at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.
She also chairs the General Medical Council's Investigating Committee and is on the Doctors and Dentists Appeal Panel Chairs list for NHS employers.
Lavin said: 'This is an exciting time to be joining the GOC. I'm looking forward to overseeing projects that will have a real impact for both registrants and patients, such as the implementation of new fitness to practise rules, online retention for business registrants and working towards the launch of an enhanced CET scheme.'
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