Coogan steps down as CML director general

He said the "time is right for me to seek a fresh challenge, safe in the knowledge that the CML will continue to go from strength to strength over the coming years." He said having successfully navigated the CML through the post-credit crunch period, and with the CML on a stable and successful course, he wishes to seek a fresh professional challenge. Michael Coogan has been director general of the CML since December 1996, when the organisation became independent from the Building Societies Association. He was previously head of the legal and policy department of the combined BSA a...