Design Council appoints former Cabe chief as director of place

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Edward Hobson joins from innovation network KTN

The Design Council has appointed a former Cabe executive as its new director of place.

Edward Hobson will join in the autumn from innovation network KTN where he was head of design and innovation effectiveness.

Design Council, which subsumed Cabe after the coalition government’s bonfire of the quangos in 2010, said Hobson’s role would be “pivotal”.

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