People: Mozambique deputy moves to airline; Mervyn King joins Aston Villa FC board

Mozambique: The deputy governor of the Bank of Mozambique has been appointed head of national airline LAM, Central Banking understands, after leaving his post at the central bank.

Antonio Pinto de Abreu was initially dismissed from his post at the central bank through presidential decree in January.

There could be further change at the top of the central bank this year, with governor Ernesto Gove's second five-year term due to expire in July.

UK: Former governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, has been appointed to the executive board of English Premier League football team Aston Villa.

Chairman of the club Steve Hollis said: "Mervyn successfully steered the Bank of England through the most turbulent economic headwinds in living memory and his appointment to the board is a huge boost as we plan our path back to more successful times."

King has been a lifelong supporter of the team, watching his first game at Villa Park more than 55 years ago. On his appointment, King assured people he would do his best to "rebuild" the club.

Eurozone: The European Central Bank (ECB) has appointed Roberto Ugena as deputy director general of legal services. Ugena currently serves as director of the Bank of Spain's legal department, a position he has occupied since 2011. He will join the ECB on March 1.

In his new role he will be responsible for matters concerning two divisions of the directorate general: supervisory law and legislation.

He has sat on the legal committee of the European System of Central Banks since 2008.