John Harley

Biography

John Harley (appointed in 2013) is a former Senior Partner at Ernst & Young LLP (EY) and up to June 2000, PricewaterhouseCoopers. He retired in February 2011 from EY having been Global Head of Private Equity and previously Global Head of Client Strategy reporting to the Board. Since retiring John has focused on maintaining his interest in Private Equity in his work with Alvarez & Marsal and as Chair of the Kent Investors Network; in Education as Deputy Chair and Audit Committee Chair of the University of Brighton and a member of the HEFCE Audit Committee.

Register of interests

  • Senior Advisor, Alvarez & Marsal
  • Chairman, TradeRiver Finance Ltd
  • Chairman, Kent Investors Network
  • Deputy Chairman of the Board, University of Brighton
  • Member of the Audit, Nominations and Remunerations Commitee
  • Finance and Risk Chair, National Citizen Services Trust
  • Advisory Board Member, Committed Capital Ltd
  • Deputy Chairman of Trustee Board, Ernst & Young Foundation
  • Member, Audit and Strategy Committees, Higher Education Funding Council for England Trustee
  • Chairman, The Becket Trust
  • Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

Previously:

  • Partner, Ernst & Young (until February 2011)
  • Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers (until May 2000)
  • Chair and Trustee, Groundwork (London) (until March 2014)
  • Non-executive on the Board, 24/7 Gaming Group Holdings Plc (until January 2014)
  • Advisory Board Member, Morgan Franklin Consulting (until June 2013)