CISI appoints new chairman ahead of Sir Alan Yarrow's retirement

Formally from October

Hannah Godfrey
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The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) has appointed Michael Cole-Fontayn as its new chairman.

Cole-Fontayn will formally become CISI chairman from October 2018 when current chairman Sir Alan Yarrow retires after completing nine years in the role. Cole-Fantayn's term of office will initially be three years. After 35 years in financial services at BNY Mellon, Cole-Fontayn is currently chairman of the Association of Financial Markets in Europe, which he will continue doing alongside his new role at the CISI. He is also founding director and advisory council member of the Financial Markets Standards Board, trustee of the Charlie Waller Memorial Trust, a mental health charity, and ...

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