2012 Olympics appoints chief
21 Dec 2005
Paul Deighton has been named chief executive of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG).
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David Connolly, the Ofcom adjudicator tasked with monitoring ITV's compliance to contract rights renewal (CRR), is to step down.
Paul Deighton has been named chief executive of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG).
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