Sutherland to chair research institute

FORMER attorney general Peter Sutherland has landed the post of chairman at the London School of Economics (LSE).

Mr Sutherland, who was also Ireland's European Commissioner between 1984 and 1989, is currently chairman of oil giant British Petroleum.

He will take over from the current LSE chairman, Lord Grabiner, in January 2008, and will serve an initial term of three years, which can be extended by the college's board for a further three.