Angela Knight
Angela Ann Knight (born Angela Ann Cook 31 October 1950) is the Chief Executive of the British Bankers' Association. She was formerly a Conservative Party Member of Parliament representing the constituency of Erewash from 1992–97, and served as the Economic Secretary to the Treasury from 1995–97.
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[edit] Early life
Born in Sheffield, Knight went to the Penrhos College boarding school in Colwyn Bay, and Sheffield High School.
She then went to the University of Bristol, gaining a BSc in Chemistry, and became an engineer working for Air Products, where she became a Product Development Manager for nitrogen. She went on to set up and serve as Chief Executive of Cook & Knight Metallurgical Processors Ltd - a specialist contract heat treatment company treating precision engineering components.[1]
[edit] Political career
She served as a Conservative councillor on Sheffield City Council from 1987-92. In 1992, she became a member of of Parliament for Erewash. She was Economic Secretary to the Treasury from 1995–97. She lost her seat in Parliament to Liz Blackman of the Labour Party in 1997.[2][1]
[edit] Later career
Knight became Chief Executive of APCIMS (the Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers) in September 1997. She stayed in this role until 2006. In April 2007, she became the Chief Executive of the British Bankers' Association.[2][1]
After a verdict against the BBA at the High Court in April 2011, some BBA members criticized Knight's handling of the case and called for her to step down as Chief Executive.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Prosser, David (24 February 2007), "A telling advocate for the big banks"The Independent
- ^ a b Moore, James (11 October 2010), "Angela Knight: 'We're natural hate figures. but that really isn't fair'"The Independent, http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/angela-knight-were-natural-hate-figures-but-that-really-isnt-fair-2103183.html, retrieved 2 January 2012
- ^ Wilson, Harry; Fletcher, Richard (10 May 2011). "BBA's Angela Knight faces calls to quit after PPI cave in"The Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/8503422/BBAs-Angela-Knight-faces-calls-to-quit-after-PPI-cave-in.html. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
[edit] External links
- British Bankers' Association
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Angela Knight
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| Preceded by Peter Rost |
Member of Parliament for Erewash 1992–1997 |
Succeeded by Liz Blackman |
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