William Vereker
The Diplomat
People, composure and the difficult conversation held well.
William Vereker fits the Diplomat archetype, a leader whose value lies in bridging institutions rather than commanding headlines.
“At a certain point when the business got to a certain size, they've been happy to sell it, they've been happy to do their IPO, they've been happy to go and do something else.”
“Other places in the world, and it's fallen very significantly. I know this looking at them on the board of the Non-Stock Exchange Group and looking at the listings on the LSE. And so we have to create a more predictable playing field for investment to come in.”
“Well, I've got a wonderful family and wife and children, and so that's absolutely core to me actually both in my working. In fact, and then more broadly. And I've also got a slight tendency for thrill seeking in all sorts of different sports I do. So I think some were called extreme sports, others called them sports.”
“We in the UK there has been a productivity gap with many of our G7 peers for a number of years. And there are numerous reasons for this, but one of them is actually underinvestment in productivity growth and technology and indeed in equipment and machinery which can help productivity in the UK.”
Pull up a Chair with Bina Mehta: “In conversation with Bina Mehta, Chair, KPMG UK”
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