Keith was appointed Chief Executive of Standard Life plc in August 2015. He has been Chief Executive, Standard Life Investments since 2004 and had responsibility for overseeing the £258.4bn* of assets managed for continuing operations at Standard Life Investments. He has been a Director since joining in 1999 as our Chief Investment Officer, and has also been on the Board of Standard Life plc since 2006.

Prior to that, from 1980 to 1999, Keith was with James Capel (HSBC Securities from 1996) where his previous roles included; 1998 Managing Director of International Equities, 1993 Director of Economics and Strategy, 1984 Chief Economist and in 1980 International Economist. Keith started his career in 1979 at the Government Economic Service.

Keith has held a number of key industry appointments and responsibilities. He is a board member of the Financial Reporting Council and the Investment Association.

Keith has been awarded honorary doctorates from the University of Sussex and Teesside University. These awards are in recognition of his contribution to the financial services industry over many years, most notably in the wake of the global financial crisis where he worked with government and trade bodies in establishing best practice in stewardship and governance.

Keith is a Fellow of the Society of Business Economists, which was given for service to the Economics profession. In November 2013, Keith was named European Personality of the Year by Funds Europe.

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