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 NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE FOR WH SMITH       
 Troubled High Street group WH Smith has
 ended weeks of speculation by naming a 
 successor to Bill Cockburn, who quit as
 chief executive earlier this year.     
                                        
 The retail and news distribution group 
 said Richard Handover, currently       
 managing director of WH Smith News,    
 would take over on October 1.          
                                        
 Mr Handover joined WH Smith in 1965 and
 has worked for several group companies.
                                        
 Chairman Jjremz Hardie said the delay  
 in announcing the appointment came     
 about as the board had to consider     
 several external candidates.           
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