John Kemp-Welch

Sir John Kemp-Welch (born 31 March 1936) is a British businessman, who was chairman of the London Stock Exchange from 1994 to 2000, before which he was senior partner at City of London stockbroker Cazenove.

Career Kemp-Welch began his career at Hoare & Co.

He joined City stockbroker, Cazenove in 1959. He became joint senior partner at Cazenove in 1980.

Kemp-Welch also oversaw the continued modernisation of the stock exchange’s governance, in particular its demutualisation whereby it moved from a member-based institution to a shareholder-owned company.

The following month, Kemp-Welch’s successor as chairman - Donald Cruickshank - was announced, which was quickly followed by the ill-fated proposal to merge the London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Boerse.

Appointments after the London Stock Exchange

Between 2000 and 2006, Kemp-Welch was a non-executive board member of HSBC.

Land ownership and farming As of 2024, Kemp-Welch owned 5,000 acres of “difficult hill farming land” in Perthshire where he and his children farmed blackface sheep.