Thursday 18 April 2019

Angela Knight

Dame Angela Knight is the former CEO of Energy UK. During her time at the helm of Energy UK Angela oversaw the industry through the EMR and major issues of pricing and public perception.

Before joining Energy UK, Angela was Chief Executive at the BBA. Previously she was Chief Executive of the Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers. She was honoured with a CBE for services to the financial services industry in 2007.

She was Economic Secretary to the Treasury from 1995- 1997, after being Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and before that to Industry Minister Sir Tim Sainsbury MP. Angela was MP for Erewash from 1992 – 1997. She graduated from Bristol University with a degree in chemistry and worked at Air Products before jointly setting up and running the company Cook & Knight Ltd.