Angela Knight, chief executive of the Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers is to leave at the end of November ...

Angela Knight, chief executive of the Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers is to leave at the end of November to become chief executive officer of the British Bankers Association from next April, taking over from Ian Mullen. Ms Knight is a former Conservative Member of the UK Parliament and Economic Secretary to the UK Treasury. She has led APCIMS since 1997. “She has led some brave and imaginative campaigns to the benefit of our firms and clients and is rightly regarded as a strong and effective champion for the sector," said Mark Powell, chairman of APCIMS in an e-mailed statement. “She leaves us with our thanks and very best wishes for the next stage of her career.”