The first chair of the new Barrow Vision regeneration initiative will be someone with long experience of the maritime industry - former BAE Systems submarines managing director Murray Easton.
He will chair a board which will be the single decision making body for all regeneration activity in Barrow, in succession to West Lakes Renaissance and the Barrow and Furness Peninsula Task Force.
"I look forward to building on the firm foundations which have been created by West Lakes Renaissance and Steven Broomhead, in his capacity as interim Barrow Vision chair and as the chairman of the Barrow and Furness Peninsular Task Force," he said.
Barrow Vision will operate under the guidance of WLR and under the strategic umbrella of economic development agency Cumbria Vision.
WLR will be maintained at board level only to monitor Barrow Vision and West Cumbria Vision.
