Derek Zissman recently retired from his role as Vice Chairman of KPMG LLP. During a career which spanned 37 years, he worked in Birmingham, London and New York. Derek was a founding partner of the firm's private equity groups in the UK and USA and served as lead partner on the Alchemy account. Derek is also a Non-Executive Director of Seymour Pierce Ltd and Wesleyan Assurance Society and is on the Barclays Wealth Advisory Board.