The ex-chief executive of the former national lottery operator Camelot has been named as the new interim chair of the Post Office. The government said on Wednesday that the business secretary, Kemi Badenoch, had appointed Nigel Railton to the role, replacing Henry Staunton, who was sacked in January. Railton had been chosen for the role because of his experience in “transforming organisations”, the government said. He will oversee the company as it looks to provide millions of pounds in compensation to victims of the Horizon IT scandal while also managing the daily revelations from the public inquiry into the scandal. Between 1999 and 2015, more than 900 post office operators were wrongly prosecuted because of faults with the Horizon computer system, which was developed by the Japanese technology company Fujitsu. Railton’s appointment was first reported by Sky News. The government has said he will take up the role as soon as possible, subject to the completion of pre-appointment checks. The new chair spent seven years as Camelot boss before stepping down in 2023, the year after the Gambling Commission awarded the licence to run the UK national lottery to the rival Allwyn UK. Railton started his career working in the...