British Bankers' Association

The British Bankers' Association is the UK banking and financial services trade association.

British Bankers' Association, Pinners Hall, 105-108 Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1EX (opposite Tower 42)

Conflicts and criticisms

PR and Lobbying

External lobbyists

• Global Government Relations, the lobbying arm of law firm DLA Piper has been helping BBA with its lobbying efforts (reported in March 2007)

2010-2011

• Cicero Consulting
• Portland

People

• Anthony Browne,Chief Executive: Was previously responsible for Morgan Stanley’s external engagement on political and regulatory issues with government bodies for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Formerly, he had had responsibility for economic and business policy in the capital as mayoral policy director for economic development for Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London. He oversaw the London Development Agency, the London Skills and Employment Board, and London’s international promotional agencies. He helped set up theCityUK, the international promotional body for UK financial services, on whose main board he sat. He set up the London apprenticeships programme. He ran the neoconservative orientated think-tank Policy Exchange. He was economics correspondent and deputy business editor of the Observer, Brussels correspondent and chief political correspondent of the Times and economics correspondent at the BBC.
• Simon Hills, Executive Director, Prudential Capital, Risk and Regulatory Relationships: He is responsible for interfacing with the Financial Services Authority on "issues relating to prudential regulation but is also interested in liquidity and instruments used in the issuance of bank capital. He leads the BBA team working on the Basel 2 and its implementation in Europe via the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) and the FSA's prudential sourcebook."
• Ben Andersen-Tuffnell, Director of Government Affairs: Joined the BBA in November 2009. Prior to joining the BBA Ben worked for Intellect - the trade association for technology companies. Previously, he had spent three years as Fiscal and Regulatory Policy Officer at the The Sport and Recreation Alliance, representing the views of sporting governing bodies to Westminster and Whitehall.
• Lesley McLeod, Executive Director, Communications: Previously worked in "frontline Whitehall departments where she has dealt with everything from dangerous dogs to mainland terrorism, from congestion charging to tourism." She heads a team at the BBA which covers media, parliamentary affairs and online communication.

Former personnel

• Marcus Agius, Chairman (2010-2012): After Barclay's conviction on Libor scandal, Agius stepped down as a chairman of Barclays, also resigning his post at BBA in July 2012.
• Stephen Green, Honorary Chairman (2006-2010): Group Chairman of HSBC Holdings plc, (and Chair of HSBC Private Banking Holdings (Suisse) SA). He is a director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, of HSBC North America Holdings Inc, and of HSBC France. He became Chairman of the British Bankers Association in November 2006. He was replaced by Marcus Agius in September 2010.
• Angela Knight, Chief Executive (04.2007-06.2012): Former Councillor and Chief Whip on Sheffield City Council (1987-92). She entered Parliament in 1992 as conservative MP for Erewash and was Economic Secretary to the Treasury between 1995 and 1997, when she lost her seat at the General Election. She was the Chief Executive of the Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers (1997-06). Non-executive director on the boards of Lloyds TSB (2003-2006), LogicaCMG, and IFSL (2003-2010), and a trust member of the Port of London Authority.
• John Letizia, Director of Government Affairs and Special Assistant to the Chief Executive. Former political and Regional Affairs Adviser at a leading manufacturing employers' organisation. John has also worked for a number of consultancies and has been an Adviser to a Government Minister.

Affiliations

• Member of the The Industry Advisory Group of the Associate Parliamentary Group on Wholesale Financial Markets and Services which funds events including business breakfasts, lunches and other functions held in the Palace of Westminster, an annual dinner, occasional research papers, advertising costs and web maintenance.

Contact

Address:

Pinners Hall

105-108 Old Broad Street

London EC2N 1EX

Website:

www.bba.org.uk

This article is part of the Finance Lobbying project of Spinwatch

References

• APPC, APPC Register Entry for 01 September 2010 to 31 November 2010, accessed 10 October 2012.
• APPC, APPC Register Entry for 01 September 2011 to 30 November 2011, accessed 10 October 2012.
• APPC, APPC Register Entry for 30 November 2010 to 28 February 2011, accessed 13 October 2012.
• BBA, Communications Director - Lesley McLeod, accessed February 2009.
• BBA, Contacts, accessed 14 October 2012.
• BBA, Executive Director, Prudential Capital, Risk and Regulatory Relationships - Simon Hills, Wayback Machine 22 June 2009, accessed 13 October 2012.
• BBA, Honorary Chairman - Stephen Green, Wayback Machine 11 October 2007, accessed 13 October 2012.
• Debrett's, Ms Angela Knight, CBE, accessed 14 October 2012.
• House of Commons, REGISTER OF ALL-PARTY GROUPS, as at 30 September 2010.
• Law Careers, Law Careers, March 2007.
• Masters, Brooke, "Agius steps down as BBA chairman," Financial Times 02 July 2012, accessed 13 October 2012.