Varvel looks to score in emerging markets

Eric Varvel is an American who embraced the game of football long before most of his compatriots. As Euromoney meets him in June, he is looking ahead to travelling to Johannesburg to attend his fourth consecutive World Cup final. Varvel’s career – which in June reached new heights with his confirmation as sole chief executive of the investment bank – has also helped him to see at an early stage the opportunities in emerging markets, which he specialized in for 15 years, including setting up Credit Suisse’s market-leading investment bank in Indonesia.