A TOP executive at Lloyds is to become one of just a handful of female FTSE 100 bosses after being appointed to lead Premier Inn and Costa coffee owner Whitbread.
Alison Brittain (50) will boost the ranks of female chief executives of the 100 top-flight firms - currently numbering just five - after being poached from the state-backed banking group.
Ms Brittain will have a base salary of £775,000.