John Guthrie Griffith-Jones (born 11 May 1954) is a British accountant. He was chairman of the
Financial Conduct Authority.
Early life
John Griffith-Jones was born on 11 May 1954.
He is the son of
Mervyn Griffith-Jones and Joan Baker.
He was educated at
Eton College
Eton College () is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. intended as a sister institution to King's College, ...
, and he earned a bachelor of arts degree from
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Trinity Hall (formally The College or Hall of the Holy Trinity in the University of Cambridge) is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.
It is the fifth-oldest surviving college of the university, having been founded in 1350 by ...
in 1975.
Career
Griffith-Jones worked for
KPMG
KPMG International Limited (or simply KPMG) is a multinational professional services network, and one of the Big Four accounting organizations.
Headquartered in Amstelveen, Netherlands, although incorporated in London, England, KPMG is a net ...
from 1975 to 2012.
He was the chairman of its Europe, Middle East, Africa and India division from 2008 to 2012.
Griffith-Jones was a director and deputy chairman of the
Financial Services Authority from 2012 to 2013.
Between April 2013 and April 2018 he served as the chairman of the
Financial Conduct Authority.
Griffith-Jones served on the advisory board of the
Cambridge Judge Business School
Cambridge Judge Business School is the business school of the University of Cambridge. The School is a provider of management education. It is named after Sir Paul Judge, a founding benefactor of the school.
The School is considered to be par ...
from 2008 to 2016.
Griffith-Jones has been the Chair of
StepChange Debt Charity since January 2019.
He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Essex in 2019.
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Personal life
Griffith-Jones married Cathryn Mary Stone in 1990.
References
Living people
British chairpersons of corporations
People educated at Eton College
Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge
British accountants
Deputy Lieutenants of Essex
Financial Conduct Authority people
1954 births
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