A former director general of the CBI is to stand down from the board of BAE Systems after just over a year.
Dame Carolyn Fairbairn is to leave her role as a non-executive director at the group's annual general meeting on May 5.
BAE Systems said Dame Carolyn made the decision after accepting a new role as chair of the Royal Mencap Society, "a cause that for personal reasons she cares deeply about and wishes to devote significant time to over the coming years".
