Kevin Parry

Kevin Allen Huw Parry OBE was born on 29 January 1962 and is a British business executive and Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He studied management at Robinson College, Cambridge, graduating with a Master of Arts degree.

Parry began his career in auditing and finance, qualifying as a chartered accountant with KPMG in 1986. He was appointed London partner in 1994 and became managing partner in 1998. After 17 years at KPMG, Parry joined Proudfoot Consulting (later renamed Management Consulting Group) as chief executive on 31 December 1999. At that time Proudfoot was in decline, with its shares down from 400p in 1991 to 11p. Under his leadership the company recovered, reaching a high of 80p in 2002. He led the group until February 2008.

Parry served on the board of Schroders as a non-executive director before becoming chief financial officer in 2009. He held this position until 2013. In 2009 he also joined the board of Intermediate Capital Group, later serving as its chairman from 2016 until 2019. He was appointed OBE in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to vulnerable children. Since January 2025 he has served as chair of Marie Curie.

Career History

• Chairman, Intermediate Capital Group (2016-2019)
• Chief Financial Officer, Schroders plc (2009-2013)
• Chief Executive, Management Consulting Group/Proudfoot Consulting (2000-2008)
• Managing Partner, KPMG, London (1998-1999)
• Senior Independent Director, Intermediate Capital Group (2012-2016)

What Kevin Parry could bring to ICG (outgoing): With his track record of leading strategic turnarounds at Proudfoot Consulting and navigating Schroders through the 2008 financial crisis as CFO, Parry brought disciplined financial stewardship and operational expertise to ICG. His decade-long tenure saw ICG transition from primarily an investment company to a leading specialist alternative asset manager on the cusp of FTSE 100 status, demonstrating his ability to oversee transformative business model shifts in complex financial services organizations.