Bob Wigley

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rdf:langString Robert (Bob) Wigley, OStJ, BSc, HonDBA, FCA, CCMI, is chairman of UK Finance, Vesta Global Holdings Ltd, Vizolution Ltd and Bink Ltd and is an investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is author of a book about the effects of technology on Gen Z, Born Digital: The Story of a Distracted generation. He is a non-executive director of Plc, the Qatar Financial Centre and chairman of its audit committee. He is a Founding Global Britain Commissioner, member of the Trade Advisory Group for Financial Services at the Department for International Trade and a member of the UK's Economic Crime Strategic Board, co-chaired by the Home Secretary and chancellor. He is an executive member of Seraphim Space Enterprise LLP. He is vice patron of the , chairman of St John Ambulance's development board, and is a corporate board member of Cancer Research UK. He sits on the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, on the Leadership Council of TheCityUK and on the advisory boards of Cap10 Partners LLP, Grant Thornton UK LLP, Privately SA, Remora Ltd, Ueni Ltd, Vidrate Ltd and VML Technologies Ltd. He is a visiting fellow of Oxford University's Said Business School, an honorary fellow of Cambridge University's Judge Business School and an adjunct professor at The University of Queensland. He is an ambassador for Nevill Holt Opera. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute and has a business degree and an honorary doctorate from the University of Bath. He is also co-proprietor of Margot Restaurant in Covent Garden. He is an officer of the Order of St. John. He is a Past Master and member of the Court Emeritus of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers.