IMA chief Saunders to stand down

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Richard Saunders, chief executive of the Investment Management Association, is to step down at the end of 2012.

"After 11 years in this role I feel it is time for me to move on. It has been a great privilege to work with a first-rate team at the IMA and I am very proud of what we have achieved together since the Association was set up in 2002," Saunders said. "I know that my successor will be taking charge of an organisation in very good shape to meet the challenges of the coming years." The IMA said the process of selecting Saunders' successor will begin shortly. "I would like to thank Dick for his leadership and commitment to the investment management industry during his tenure as chief ex...

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