Show Notes
Blair is CFO of Vanguard Europe, which manages over $400bn in assets across the UK, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland and France; as well as having a growing presence in Ireland. Blair has held a variety of senior finance and business strategy roles.
He has worked across different geographies, business sectors and in businesses at varied stages of maturity. The common thread is that he has focused on businesses requiring turnaround or those in rapid growth.
A CFA charterholder, chartered accountant and qualified tax adviser. He started his career with PwC in Dublin and studied in Dublin City University (DCU). Blair is originally from Co. Meath.
Blair left CWC in 2000.
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