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Sir Michael Lyons to speak at regional press event

Outgoing BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons has been announced as the guest speaker at a press event to be held in May.

He will appear as Birmingham Press Club’s first celebrity guest of the year at a lunch event at Hotel du Vin in the city.

The appearance on 12 May will be Sir Michael’s first after stepping down as chairman of the trust, to be replaced by Lord Patten.

He has a number of links with the Midlands, having previously held chief executive positions at Birmingham City Council, Wolverhampton Borough Council and Nottinghamshire County Council, and he lives in Sutton Coldfield.