Dutchman gathers support to replace Mersch on ECB board

Dutchman Frank Elderson appeared on Monday to be the front runner for a seat on the European Central Bank's executive board as central and eastern European countries, who also want the job, have so far not agreed on a single candidate, euro zone officials said.Euro zone governments have until Sept. 25 to submit candidates to succeed Yves Mersch, whose term on the ECB's executive board ends in December along with his mandate as the deputy chair of the ECB's bank supervision arm.The Netherlands pr