Cummings lauds successor Gay as 'man of integrity'

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Chris Cummings, the outgoing director general of AIFA, has lauded replacement Stephen Gay as a 'man of integrity' and says his recent past as an Aviva director does not matter.

Cummings is one of several advisers and industry stakeholders who have voiced an opinion on Friday's appointment. Chris Cummings, current AIFA director general I wasn't involved in the recruitment. There is far more to Stephen Gay than a product provider employee. He has 20 years experience in the industry, including as a broker consultant on the front line. He has a firm grasp of the issues facing IFAs, which is so important because the director general must be taken seriously at all levels of industry and government in the UK and Europe. It must also be someone who can get t...

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