Leading Through Complexity: How to Scale, Turnaround, and Succeed in Financial Services - Kevin Murphy

Time: Doors open at 4:30pm | Speaker begins at 5pm
Location: Senior Common Room

Everyone is welcome! Whether you are a student, clinic alum, local business owner, corporate partner, or faculty member, we would love to see you there. Come for the insights, stay for the conversation.

Kevin is a high-impact CEO, Board Advisor, and Private Equity Partner who brings deep sectoral knowledge across FinTech, Consumer Finance, Cards, Payments, and Foreign Exchange (FX).

With an extensive track record spanning Europe, North America, and Australia, Kevin specialises in navigating complex market dynamics—from driving rapid growth and executing M&A strategies to leading turnarounds, restructurings, and regulatory alignments for major PLCs, privately owned firms, and top-tier Private Equity portfolios. His key areas of expertise include:

Executive Leadership: Strategic turnarounds, root-cause problem solving, and accelerating business growth.

M&A & Private Equity: Deal structuring, valuations, due diligence, post-acquisition integration, and negotiating high value exits.

Board & Regulatory Direction: Transforming operational ways of working, stakeholder management, and establishing robust risk and compliance frameworks.

Kevin will share invaluable, real-world insights into the evolving landscape of Financial Services, what leading PE firms and institutions look for, and how to navigate career opportunities in this dynamic industry.

To secure a place, please email businessclinic@stmarys.ac.uk