UPDATE 1-Morgan Stanley’s Browne To Head UK Bank Lobby
by The Compliance Exchange on June 12, 2012
The new head of Britain’s banking lobby group, tasked with defending the unpopular industry at a time of far-reaching reform, will be Anthony Browne, a Morgan Stanley banker and former advisor to London mayor Boris Johnson. Browne will take over as chief executive of the British Bankers’ Association (BBA) in September, the group said on Tuesday. He takes over from Angela Knight, who said in April she would step down following a five-year spell as chief advocate of Britain’s banks.
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Just so readers know, he was never a banker, worked for 6 months in MS’s government relations team.
Nothing against the guy, but he is a lobbyist joining an advocacy organisation – not an industry specialist.
by UK-based ComplianceEX member on June 13, 2012 at 7:55 am. #