Press release

PM meeting with European business leaders: 13 April 2016

David Cameron met European business group leaders, discussing the EU referendum and why the UK is better off in a reformed European Union.

• From: Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street and The Rt Hon Lord Cameron
• Published: 13 April 2016

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

The Prime Minister said:

I met European business groups in Downing Street today, together they represent more than 3 million firms. Their message was clear – leaving the EU would put up barriers to hundreds of billion pounds of investment in the UK.

They say we are better off staying in a reformed European Union, guaranteeing jobs, investment and financial security for the British people.

Note to editors

Full list of business leaders attending the meeting:

Business federations

• Dr Markus Kerber, Director General of BDI (Germany)
• Reinhard Göhner, Director General of BDA (Germany)
• Ana Plaza Arregui, Secretary General of CEOE (Spain)
• Michel Guilbaud, Managing Director of MEDEF (France)
• Cees Oudshoorn; Director General-Designate of VNO-NCW (The Netherlands)
• Emma Marcegaglia, President of BUSINESSEUROPE (pan-European)

Companies

• Martin Kannegiesser, owner and Managing Director of Kannegiesser GmbH
• Juergen Maier, Chief Executive, Siemens UK
• Miguel Montes Güell, Director General, Banco Sabadell
• Keith Anderson, Chief Corporate Officer, Scottish Power (owned by Iberdrola)
• Loïc Armand, President L’Oréal France

Published 13 April 2016