Broadband Britain has a new chief

Keith Todd, former CEO of ICL, has been appointed head of the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG), the government's key advisory body on broadband rollout.

Todd has been handed the UK's broadband baton by retiring chairman Peter Radley.

Todd left ICL in August 2000 after parent company Fujitsu called a halt to the IT services company's $5bn flotation.

In a statement Todd said: "I look forward to leading the BSG's work, in particular helping to identify ways to accelerate the adoption of broadband services by business and consumers across the country."

The BSG's new focus will be on broadband content, particularly in education, and the regulatory framework.

The group released its first report last year, recommending plans to introduce a "fast-track light-touch licensing regime" for satellite broadband.

Other proposals included "better marketing" of tax breaks for businesses investing in information or communication technology and teleworkers using broadband to work from home.