The Investing and Saving Alliance (TISA) has announced that Carol Knight will step down as CEO in August.

The announcement was made at TISA’s Annual Parliamentary Reception. Knight has worked at TISA for 22 years and served as CEO for four years. In her time at the organisation, she has held several senior leadership roles, including chief operations officer for the past 10 years, operations director, head of member services and director of member services. TISA’s Board is now undertaking a comprehensive process to appoint the organisation’s next CEO. Knight will continue to lead the organisation until August and will work closely with the Board and senior team to support the handover.

The Investment Association has announced that John Owen has been appointed as chief executive, succeeding Chris Cummings.

Owen has spent 20 years in the UK civil service, holding a series of senior roles across HM Treasury, the Cabinet Office and the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office. From 2022 to 2025, he served as director for financial services at HM Treasury. Earlier roles included deputy director for financial services at HM Treasury and chief of staff to the Cabinet Secretary. More recently, Owen has been working as a partner in EY’s financial services risk consulting practice, advising firms on regulatory strategy and risk.

Vidett has hired three new team members.

Jess Rigby has been appointed client director, Matt Riley manager, and Natalina Onofrio rejoins Vidett as a marketing assistant. In her new role, Rigby will lead Vidett’s administration and transition services, supporting the development of the firm’s internal delivery framework and client offering. She has previously held several senior roles at Evolve Pensions and chaired the Pensions Administration Standards Association defined contribution (DC) Working Group. Meanwhile, Riley’s new role will focus on supporting governance, scheme secretarial and trustee services, communications and project delivery. He began his pensions career at Aon before moving in-house to Vodafone, where he supported defined benefit (DB) and master trust governance, supplier oversight and member engagement initiatives. Onofrio will focus on digital marketing, communications, analytics and copywriting. She originally joined Vidett on a fixed-term contract in 2024, before moving into a permanent role within the marketing team.

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