Michael Rake

Sir Michael Rake has an esteemed career spanning payments industry, banking, technology and more including holding the position of chairman of Worldpay Group plc from 2015 to 2018.

Sir Michael’s executive roles also include chairman of BT Group and a director of S&P Global. He served as president of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) from 2013 until 2015. Rake was on the board of Barclays from 2008 to December 2015 and promoted to deputy chairman in 2012.

Sir Michael joined KPMG in 1974, working in Europe before transferring to the Middle East to run the practice. He transferred to London in 1989 and became a member of the UK board in 1991. Following a number of leadership roles in the UK, Sir Michael was elected UK Senior Partner in 1998. He was Chairman of KPMG in Europe and Senior Partner of KPMG in the United Kingdom, prior to his appointment as chairman of KPMG International in May 2002, in which capacity he served till September 2007.