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The boss of a FTSE 100 company Informa has shifted his residency to the UAE and stepped back from his role in the House of Lords, to run the data and events firm from what is one of its fastest-growing regions.

Lord Carter, who was the founding chief executive of media watchdog Ofcom , has relocated from the UK as part a wider reshuffle involving much of the company’s top brass.

Patrick Martell, the group’s chief operating officer, has moved to Informa’s New York office and the boss of its Techtarget unit has departed for Boston.

Like many FTSE 100 companies, the majority of Informa’s earnings stem from abroad, which had given rise to speculation the firm, which also boasts an academic publishing arm, may shift

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