Tenet's Keith Richards appointed PFS chief exec

Laura Miller
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Keith Richards, who stepped down as distribution director at Tenet today, has been named as the new chief executive of the Personal Finance Society (PFS).

He will take over from Fay Goddard who will step down in April after five years at the organisation's helm. President of the PFS, Garry Hale, said, "Keith brings a wealth of experience and influence together with a commitment to raising levels of professionalism in the advice sector. Our members will benefit immensely from Keith's involvement." Dr Sandy Scott, chief executive of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), said, "Working closely with independent executive recruitment consultants we identified a shortlist of exceptional candidates for this role. These individuals were subs...

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