John van Kuffeler graduated with an Economics degree from Cambridge in 1970 and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1973.
Thereafter he joined an international bank and subsequently become Head of Corporate Finance and also formed their new fund management company. He was appointed Chief Executive of a well known merchant bank in 1988 and four years later became Chief Executive of a leading finance and insurance company. He is now Chairman of that company as well as being Chairman of two publishing and media companies.
He has served on the Council of the CBI and is on the Council of The Prince’s Trust.
