Three directors appointed

Three new directors have been appointed to replace representatives on the Local Optical Committee Support Unit (LOCSU) board.

Former chief executive of the Association of Optometrists Bob Hughes will be replaced on the LOCSU board by Richard Carswell, now acting chief executive of the AOP.

Meanwhile, former AOP director Robin Banks has been replaced on the board by AOP director Kevin Thompson, and the Federation of Ophthalmic and Dispensing Opticians has nominated Paul Carroll, FODO director, as its representative on the LOCSU board.

Carroll's position arose from the change in the role of Alan Tinger, who was the previous FODO representative but has since moved to become LOCSU's part-time executive chairman.