Postmasters scandal chief quits boards of companies

FORMER Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells has quit as a non-executive director of Morrisons and Dunelm in the wake of the subpostmaster miscarriage of justice scandal.

- Steph Spyro

It came after she said she was “truly sorry” for the “suffering” caused to subpostmasters who were wrongly convicted and jailed.

Ms Vennells, an associate minister in the Diocese of St Albans, also announced that she would be stepping back from her regular church duties.

She took home £89,000 in fees from supermarket Morrisons and had received £30,000 from Dunelm in the past year.

Andy Harrison, chairman of the home furnishings retailer, said: “We respect Paula’s decision to step down from the board and I would like to thank her for the positive contribution she has made to the business.”

Insightful

Andrew Higginson, Morrisons chairman, said: “Paula has been an insightful, effective and hardworking non-executive director.”