NEWS: Weaver takes WS director role to develop ES

Claire Weaver, former head of government and public affairs at TSB, is

joining Westminster Strategy as a director.

Weaver, 47, joins the firm on 4 November. She left TSB in September

following its merger with Lloyds, after nine years with the company.

Weaver said she had been offered the job of head of public affairs for

the group but turned it down. ‘I thought it was time to go after nine

years, and to do public affairs in a different context’,’ she said.

Prior to working at TSB, which she joined in 1987 as a business

legislation officer, Weaver spent 16 years working for the government,

latterly at the Ministry of Defence.

Managing director of Westminster Strategy Michael Burrell said Weaver

had a particularly strong reputation for her work in Brussels and would

play a leading role in developing WS’ sister-company in Brussels,

European Strategy.