BOSSES are swapping the challenges of the boardroom for the rigours of the London Marathon to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
Jayne-Anne Gadhia, chief executive of Newcastle-based Virgin Money, the official sponsor of the London Marathon, and Harpal Kumar, of Cancer Research UK will captain a Business Leaders team comprising:
Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England; Antony Jenkins, group chief executive, Barclays Anthony Gutman, co-head of investment banking at Goldman Sachs and Peter Jackson, chief executive of Travelex
The money they raise will help build the Francis Crick Institute – a world leading centre of biomedical research and innovation.
The team yesterday visited the Institute in London Kings Cross to see the final stages of construction.
The sponsorship that the Business Leaders raise from running the Marathon will contribute to the £2.5m Cancer Research UK is aiming to raise at this year’s event, its highest fundraising target for the Marathon to date.
Mrs Gadhia, said: “This will be my first marathon and a huge personal challenge, but I’m looking forward to it immensely.”
To support Cancer Research visit cancerresearchuk.org/marathon
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