Advisers on CII's interim CEO: 'Like shuffling the deck chairs on the Titanic'

‘Largely meaningless’

Ayesha Venkataraman
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Advisers have reacted with a shrug to the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)’s appointment of Jonathan Clark as interim CEO.

The CII announced on Thursday (13 January) that Clark would take charge with immediate effect until the permanent CEO is found and, replacing Sian Fisher, who announced last October she would be stepping down on 31 March 2022. Some advisers thought the new appointment would have little impact for financial planning. Red Circle Financial Planning Chartered financial planner Darren Cooke said: "It seems like shuffling the deck chairs on the Titanic. The CII had plenty of time to deal with this - they knew Sian Fisher was going, she even extended her term due to Covid, and yet they still...

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