The Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI) has appointed Benedict Crabbe as president of its Birmingham branch.

A CISI Chartered Fellow, Mr Crabbe has been working for BRI Asset Management since August 2007 looking after investments for private clients, trusts and pension funds.

He said: “I look forward to helping provide this for the Birmingham and West Midlands region and promoting the professionalism and integrity of the CISI.”