David Verey
Sir David John Verey CBE (born 1950) is an English banker and philanthropist.
Early life
Verey was born on 8 December 1950.[1] He went to school at Eton College[2] and later received a Master of Arts degree in English from Trinity College, Cambridge.[2][3]
Career
He started his career in finance at Lazard in 1972.[1][2][3][4] In 1983 he was appointed to its board of directors.[1][2][3][4] He became deputy chief executive in 1985 and chief executive in 1990.[1][2][3][4] He was its chairman from 1990 to 2001.[1][2][3][4] From 2001 to 2002, he was deputy chairman of Cazenove, a British stock broker and investment firm.[1] He is to this day senior adviser at Lazard.[1][3][4]
From 1996 to 2000 he was on the board of directors of
Public service
He was lead non-executive director in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.[2][3][4] From September 2013 he has been chairman of the Government Art Collection Advisory Committee.[citation needed] From November 2014 until today, he has been Trustee of the British Council.
Philanthropy
From 1992 to 2004 he was on the board of trustees of the
He was knighted in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to arts philanthropy as chair of the Art Fund.[7][8]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l DeBrett's
- ^ a b c d e f g h Bloomberg BusinessWeek
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s ArtFund
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o UK Government
- ^ a b LMS Capital
- ^ Verey Gallery hosts its first exhibition
- ^ "No. 61092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2014. p. N2.
- ^ 2015 New Year Honours List