Appointment of Anthony Browne as Chief Executive of the British Bankers’ Association

[Legal Beagles]

Anthony Browne has been appointed as the next chief executive of the British Bankers' Association (BBA) to succeed Angela Knight who is stepping down to join Energy UK. Mr Browne will take up his appointment on 1 September 2012.

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Re: Appointment of Anthony Browne as Chief Executive of the British Bankers’ Associat

Biographical details
Anthony Browne is currently head of government relations for Morgan Stanley for Europe, Middle East and Africa. He was previously Mayoral Policy Director for Economic Development for Boris Johnson, responsible for economic and business policy for London, and on the boards of the London Development Agency and the London Skills and Employment Board. He helped set up, and is on the board of theCityUK, the promotional body for UK financial services. He was director of the think tank Policy Exchange and prior to that was a journalist for nearly twenty years for the Times, the Observer and the BBC.
Notes to Editors

1. The nomination committee was chaired by BBA chairman Marcus Agius and made up of members from Lloyds Banking Group, BNP Paribas, Hoares Private Bank and Citi.