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

Updates to this page

Published 13 April 2016