St Mary's University, London: Leading Through Complexity: How to Scale, Turnaround, and Succeed in Financial Services - Kevin Murphy

Kevin Murphy will share real-world insights into the evolving financial services landscape, drawing on experience across FinTech, consumer finance, cards, payments, and foreign exchange. The talk is designed to give attendees a practical understanding of how senior leaders think about growth, turnaround, restructuring, regulation, and long-term business performance.

The event focuses on the leadership and commercial capabilities that matter in high-pressure financial environments. Kevin will discuss strategic turnarounds, root-cause problem solving, deal structuring, valuations, due diligence, post-acquisition integration, stakeholder management, and building robust risk and compliance frameworks.

Attendees can expect an accessible and career-relevant session that also explores what leading private equity firms and major institutions look for in candidates and businesses. It is aimed at people interested in finance, leadership, and career development, and offers a chance to hear directly from an experienced CEO, board adviser, and private equity partner.