LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Lloyds Banking Group saidNorman Blackwell, currently chairman of its Scottish Widows arm,will take over as the British bank's new chairman in four monthstime.
Lloyds said on Monday Blackwell was the unanimous choice ofits board and will replace current chairman Win Bischoff onApril 3. Bischoff had already announced his intention to retire.
Blackwell has been on the Lloyds board since June 2012. Heis currently chairman of support services firm Interserve and was previously director of group development atNatWest, now part of Royal Bank of Scotland, and was apartner at consultancy McKinsey.