LONDON (Reuters) -British lawmakers have endorsed the appointment of former BT Group chairman Jan du Plessis as the new chair of the Financial Reporting Council, which regulates auditing and corporate governance standards. Parliament’s business committee chair Darren Jones said du Plessis has demonstrated a strong understanding of the challenges facing the FRC, not least concerning the immediate issues relating to its own governance. Du Plessis, born in South Africa and trained as a chartered accountant, is a former chair of BT Group, Rio Tinto, SABMiller and British American Tobacco. He was n…

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