The World Fellows

Chief Executive, UK Financial Investments Ltd.

John Kingman runs the company created by the British Government to manage the bank holdings acquired as a result of the current financial crisis. Previously Kingman was Second Permanent Secretary to the UK Treasury, where he was responsible for oversight and control of some £600bn of public spending annually. He led negotiations with Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds, and HBOS on their recapitalization in October 2008, and the resolution process for Northern Rock following the run in September 2007. Earlier Treasury roles included: Managing Director, Finance & Industry; Director, Enterprise & Growth Unit; and Press Secretary to the Chancellor. Kingman also worked on the Lex column of the Financial Times and in the Group Chief Executive’s office at BP. He has been a Board Director of the European Investment Bank, a non-executive director of Framestore CFC Ltd, and a Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Political and Economic Governance at Manchester University. He is a member of the Global Advisory Board of the Centre for Corporate Reputation, Oxford University.

Media

The Go-Between, The Economist, March 5, 2009

British Bank Adapts to Life on a Leash, The New York Times, February 5, 2009