The phrase "was formerly appointed" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to indicate that someone or something held a certain position or responsibility in the past but no longer does so. Example: "John was formerly appointed as the CEO of the company, but he resigned last year due to personal reasons."
Robert Phillips, chief executive of Edelman's Europea, Middle East and African operations, said the company had been providing News International with "ad hoc" advice since 20 June – before the hacking of Milly Dowler's phone was made public – and was formerly appointed to provide "communications and public affairs support and counsel" to its management and standards group on Tuesday.
The secretary was formerly appointed by the Board of Veterans Affairs, whose members are appointed by the governor.
Following successful auditions held in December 2006, she was formerly appointed music director of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra in February 2010, becoming the organization's fourth.
The government's stance on other key issues will become apparent over the next week as more ministers are formerly appointed.
Mr Lewis, 56, was formerly managing director of ITV Wales and was appointed to the WRU role in September 2006.
The company has just hired away Charlie Gray from AOL – he was formerly Executive Vice President at Patch – and appointed him to its new 'Chief People Officer'.
The ITER project department is responsible for ITER construction and is headed by Remmelt Haange, who was appointed in January and was formerly the technical director of the W7-X stellarator project in Germany.
Dunaway, who was formerly an executive at Yahoo and Nintendo, was appointed in 2010 to head KidZania's U.S. expansion, and to manage marketing the company internationally.
Nick Hudson, who was formerly director of children's services at Wigan Council, has been appointed to the post in the Yorkshire and Humber region.
It was formerly known only to two oldest male members of the Andrović family, and since around 2000 the Androvićs have appointed a committee to keep the cross.
He was formerly an offshore oil engineer.
