Legal Services Board announce resignation of Chris Kenny

The Legal Services Board (LSB) has announced that Chris Kenny will step down from the post of chief executive at the end of November to take up a CEO post in the private sector commencing 2015.

Kenny was the LSB's inaugural chief executive and has been in post since 1 January 2009.

Sir Michael Pitt, chairman of the LSB acknowledged Kenny's work with the organisation: "We should all pay tribute to the considerable contribution Chris has made on behalf of the LSB and the legal sector. He has built a powerful team at the LSB who will continue to deliver yet more vital change.

"I am delighted Chris will be with us for a further five months. But it is hardly surprising, with his remarkable talents and after six successful years as chief executive of the LSB, Chris is moving forward in his career. I and all colleagues wish him well in his new role."

Confirming the news, Kenny said: "Colleagues on the LSB and in our executive team have shown consistent determination, rigour and creativity in improving the quality of regulation in the legal services sector, developing world-leading research and, above all, seeking to secure a better deal and greater access to justice for consumers by making the legal services market work more effectively."

He continued: "I am proud of the part I have played in helping them to achieve that. I look forward to working with them and colleagues elsewhere in the sector and beyond in my final months in post as we consider our strategy for 2015-18."

The vacant post will be advertised later this week. In 2013/14, the chief executive's annual salary was £160,000. The LSB are aiming to make an appointment by the end of September.