When new Shipowners’ Club chief executive Simon Peacock considers how he ended up leading a protection and indemnity insurer, his mind wanders back to when he was a teenager.
His father pressed him on what he wanted to do with his life. Offered the options of law or accountancy, young Simon opted for the latter.
The Leeds United Football Club and golf-obsessed 14-year-old gave it little thought — “I didn’t look beyond sport at the time.”
