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Non-executive director
David Verey
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Biography
David Verey, CBE is Lead Non-executive Director at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. He started his working life at merchant bankers Lazard Brothers in 1972, rising to director in 1983, Deputy Chief Executive in 1985, Chief Executive in 1990 and was Chairman from 1992 until 2001. From 1996 to 2000 he was also a Director of Pearson plc, and from 2004-2008 was Chairman of Blackstone UK. He was a Director of LMS Capital plc from 2009-2012, and Chairman of Thames River Capital (UK) Ltd from 2010-2011.
Currently, he is a senior adviser at Lazard & Co., Limited, a director of Daily Mail and General Trust plc, a Director of Sofina SA, a Director of Bank Gutmann in Vienna and a Trustee of both The Teaching Awards Trust and The Pilgrim Trust.
He was a Trustee of Tate from 1992 until 2004 and Chairman of the Trustees from 1998. He has been Chairman of the Trustees of the Art Fund since 2004, and is also a member of Trinity, Cambridge Finance Committee and the Cambridge University Library Visiting Committee. He was a Fellow of Eton College from 1997 until 2012.
Non-executive director
Our non-executive directors are senior figures from outside the department who bring a diverse mix of expertise and skills from across the public and private sector. They all:
- give guidance and advice to DCMS leaders and ministers
- support and challenge management on the department’s strategic direction
- provide support in monitoring and reviewing progress