Who should replace Cummings as AIFA director general?

Scott Sinclair
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Chris Cummings is to leave the trade association in August, but who would you like to see as his replacement?

PFS chief executive Fay Goddard has ruled herself out of the role and says the position will be filled by somebody who, as yet, doesn't have a particularly high profile in the industry. It should be somebody, she says, who may have previously managed an IFA business and who holds influence among a number of stakeholders. Might AIFA, AMI and AFB director Robert Sinclair be in a position to succeed Cummings, or AIFA policy director Andrew Strange? Who would you like to see representing you at AIFA? Use our comment facility below.  

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