Knight moves to TISA Board
Knight moves to TISA BoardTISA has announced that Carol Knight, Head of Member Services, is to join its Board of Directors with effect from 1 July. The appointment reflects TISA’s objective to build on its role as an influential industry association by enhancing the resources available to its Board.
The primary purpose of TISA is to develop and promote the UK retail savings and investment market’s products, services and schemes for the benefit of consumers and providers. Much of the Association’s work concentrates on enhancing the knowledge and skills of the industry, along with encouraging a deeper engagement in savings and investments by government and the consumer.
John Brasington, TISA Chairman says:
“Over recent years TISA has evolved its remit and now represents the views of a broad church that includes the majority of the major UK providers, distributors and administrators. During this period Carol Knight has worked tirelessly on behalf of our member firms and has been an integral part of TISA’s success – in particular our ability to bring the industry together to develop solutions to key issues. But we know that there is scope to do even more. I am delighted that Carol’s drive and experience will now be part of the Board and will help us to ensure the Association continues to move in the right direction.”
Carol Knight joined TISA in 2004 and as Head of Member Services is responsible for the day-to-day running of the Association’s administration centre, member communications, expanding the events and training programme and technical issues in the cash savings sector, for example the programme to develop messages to enable electronic ISA transfers. Most recently Carol led TISA’s initiative to ensure that HMT and HMRC were fully aware of the industry’s views on how best to make Junior ISAs work in practice.
Carol Knight commented:
“The past seven years have been very busy and successful. TISA has made an enormous amount of progress providing strategic and operational input to our members and in becoming recognised as a powerful voice by policy makers and regulators. This puts us in a strong position to shape the consumer experience and I look forward to working with the Board to develop our future policies and programmes.”
There are currently three directors and seven non-executive directors on the TISA Board. In addition TISA has six Advisory Councils overseeing Cash savings, Children’s savings, Distribution, Wraps and platforms, Investment savings and Retirement planning that report to the Board.
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For further information, please contact:
Tony Vine-Lott, Director General, TISA – Tel: 01372 374728, Mobile: 07790 006108Email: tony.vine-lott@tisa.uk.com
Issued on behalf of TISA by Cauldron Consulting, contact Steve Radford – Tel: 020 3178 7238, Mobile: 07889 903786 Email: steve.radford@cauldron-consulting.com
Notes for EditorsThe Tax Incentivised Savings Association (TISA)
TISA is the premier industry funded body in the UK retail savings and investment industry. By engaging with member firms, government, political parties, regulators and consumer groups TISA’s ultimate goal is always to further consumers’ best interests. It seeks to improve the range, features and quality of savings and investment schemes available whilst encouraging more people to save for their financial security and peace of mind.
Uniquely, TISA is able to articulate the opinions of the whole savings and investments marketplace through its membership comprising over 120 member firms involved in the supply or distribution of products. TISA’s remit extends across the broad spectrum of government sponsored savings and investment vehicles.