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The Guardian - UK
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Disgraced ex-Carillion boss lands senior US role months after UK boardroom ban

Richard Howson walks past photographers
Richard Howson after appearing in front of the work and pensions select committee in London in February 2018. Photograph: Jack Taylor/Getty Images

The disgraced executive who led Carillion before the construction company’s collapse has landed a senior role at a technology firm in Florida, only months after he was banned from being a company director in the UK.

Richard Howson, who received an eight-year disqualification from the Insolvency Service in October, has been named construction president at Tampa-based TECfusions, the Guardian can reveal. The appointment sparked anger among unions and industry experts.

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