Brian Pitman, 61, of Canford Bottom, near Wimborne, was convicted of 13 charges by Bournemouth magistrates.

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The group will also include former Lloyds TSB chairman Sir Brian Pitman and Google chief executive Eric Schmidt, Mr Cameron added.

BBC: Business leaders to advise Tories

TSB, whose boss, Sir Brian Pitman, has made no secret of wanting to buy something and this week suggested that prospects for a British merger had improved.

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